Finding a 22" right handed curved turnout made by Atlas is a no go in 83 or 100. Is there any manufacturer that makes a similar product that is close to Atlas dimensionally?
The Walthers code 83 #6.5 is advertised at 20" inner rail, 24" outer rail. In reality they are generally a bit tighter than advertised so they may work for you.
Are you talking about a ‘curved’ turnout, or a ‘Snap Switch’ with 22" radius curve to the right? If you are talking the later - There is at least 3 new in the package available on eBay right now…
Jim
Quick google brought up this one in stock.
The 24" is accurate; the 20" is really 18". That is typical for all their curved turnouts: the diverging radius is 2" less than advertised. If the OP requires 22" radius for the diverging route, the #7 at 28"/22" will work. This assumes the OP is looking for an actual curved turnout and not a conventional turnout with a curved diverging route.
Dante
Assuming you mean true Atlas standard curved turnout with 22" radius outside and 18" radius inside. Then - I used a Peco small “double curved” Part number ST-244. You have to add some curve to the outside to give it the same 30 degrees of curvature that the Atlas has, and I think the inside curve is only 17.5. But it worked for me.
Picture from Cherry Creek Hobbies
I have the perfect substitute for ANY turnout, straight, curved or strange-numbered frog - even three ways with all routes curving left. It’s on a tea tray in my layout room - raw rail, pre-cut ties, solder, flux, spikes, rail cutter, spiking pliers, BIG flat file and soldering gun.
When I need some item of specialwork to interrupt the plain-jane flex I take the tea tray to the site, draw the necessary template on card stock (by bending flex track and drawing along the tie lines) and proceed to assembly. In about as much time as it would take me to tweak a commercial turnout I have exactly what I need, kink-free, in gauge, with proper flangeway clearance and all drops and mechanical linkage in place. Since my points slide up on the bases of the stock rails (and are razor sharp) I don’t notch said stock rails. Also, since each point pivots around a nail soldered under the heel, an open point is electrically dead - no back-of-the-flange shorts, even though I use narrow clearances.
Granted that hand laying is a skill that requires practice, once you learn it you’ll never again be wondering when some Chinese factory will turn out the one critical turnout that you just can’t find.
Chuck (Modeling Central Japan in September, 1964 - with hand-laid specialwork)
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Atlas doesn’t make a curved turnout. What exactly are you looking for?
Rich
Richotrain.
If you look at the Atlas site under part 0544 you will see a 22" radius right hand turnout.
Shanny 10
This part at Tower is True Track. I am looking for plain Jane atlas track. But thanks for the help.
One poster suggested Ebay. But, I fail to find any curved turnouts on Ebay.
Those aren’t curved turnouts. The 544 is a standard turnout. 22" Radius Snap Switch Left Hand - Manual.
A curved turnout is literally that, both the straight through route and the divergent route are curved.
Incidentally, the #544 is left hand, not right hand. Here is one on eBay right now:
Rich
Agree with rich. If you want the thru track and the divergent track both to be curved, then Atlas can’t help you and walthers would be a way to go. If you want the thru track to be straight and the divergent track to be at a 22 radius then rich’s link will help you.
I think Atlas USED to make curved turnouts in HO scale. They may have stopped 20 years ago or so, but you might find some on ebay once in a while. I have no idea what the radii are.
As Rich and others have mentioned, the only code 83 turnout they make now that has a true curve to it is the snap switch that has the 22" radius curved diverging rails. The tangent rials are straight however. I’m not sure about code 100, but I think the code 100 snap switch has an 18" curved diverging rail. No help I’m sure.
As someone else has mentioned, the inside curved radius of a Walthers Shinohara number 7 is 22", despite how its advertised.
Doughless is right, Atlas used to make curved turnouts. I picked one up at a show a couple of years ago, #275 is a code 100 curved left. By the literature it appears that they are 18" and 22" radii. If that or the right hand one is what the OP has, hope this helps. May need to put a “saved search” on ebay, also keep a close eye on the tables at train shows.
Have fun,
Richard
The reason you cannot find one on eBay is what you are looking for is NOT an Atlas curved turnout. You should be searching for an Atlas 22" radius RH Snap Switch - part # 545(or #547 is you want a remote).
Jim
Here is a #545 RH on eBay. I already gave him a link to the #544 LH on eBay.
Ok…never figured he was looking for that.
Yeah, search on ebay, but you need to get the description of the item correct.
Are you looking for a turnout with a 22" curve off a straight or a turnout with both routes curved?
If the double curve, there are none currently on ebay. However, you could set up a SAVED SEARCH and they will notify you as soon as one comes up. I have found several items this way. I have a left hand that is #275, but don’t know what the right hand # is. Just set your search up for Atlas Curved Turnout, should get you notified if one comes up.
Good luck,
Richard