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old fart
Flex Track Radius
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November 21, 2017, 11:25:41 AM »
How tight will a flex track bend ? I need to make a "U Turn/ turn around" on a board 30 inches wide. Am using Bachman EZ-Track and would like to stay with that if possible.
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Piyer
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November 21, 2017, 01:33:55 PM »
Flex track will make extremely tight turns - 5" radius or less, which is tighter than 99% of models will be able to go around. For your 30" board, that means you need a radius about 13" +/-, which might be too tight for your equipment to use. You might need to enlarge your board.
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~AJ Kleipass~
Actively modeling in N, HO, and 2-rail O scales.
Terry Toenges
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November 21, 2017, 02:47:04 PM »
Are you using a door for your layout? Just curious.
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Flare
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November 21, 2017, 04:28:07 PM »
Quote from: Piyer on November 21, 2017, 01:33:55 PM
Flex track will make extremely tight turns - 5" radius or less, which is tighter than 99% of models will be able to go around.
4-wheel locos can be entertaining on those:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPou78TrVlU
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Piyer
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November 22, 2017, 06:21:39 AM »
Just because you can do something does not mean that you should do it.
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~AJ Kleipass~
Actively modeling in N, HO, and 2-rail O scales.
Len
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November 22, 2017, 07:17:49 AM »
You could make an 'L' girder, imagine the 'L' upside down, using 1x3 boards and widen your table by enough to use 15" radius EZ-Track. That will limit what locos you can use, but it's way better than trying to crank flex-track down tight enough to fit on a 30" board.
Len
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If at first you don't succeed, throw it in the spare parts box.
Trainman203
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November 22, 2017, 05:51:48 PM »
What are you going to run? An 0-2-0? 😱😮😂😂
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Modeling the New Iberia and Northern 1945
Flare
Re: Flex Track Radius
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November 22, 2017, 05:58:24 PM »
Quote from: Trainman203 on November 22, 2017, 05:51:48 PM
What are you going to run? An 0-2-0? 😱😮😂😂
I've actually seen those, with a rigid coupling to the tender.
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Joe323
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November 22, 2017, 07:14:24 PM »
Maybe a plymouth switcher?
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