Here's something I thought wouldn't be made again: Bascule Bridge

No, I never did. When I built the first bascule bridge it operated fairly smoothly, but I struggled with how to mount the track on the bridge itself. I finally abandoned the idea of keeping it as an operating bridge and simply mounted it in a fixed position. I never did succeed with making the second bascule bridge operational because of some warped plastic parts. So, today, the dual bascule bridges remain fixed in the down position on my layout.

Click on the link below to see the bascule bridge raise and lower.

Rich

http://vid672.photobucket.com/albums/vv90/richhotrain/Bascule%20Bridge/basculebridge.mp4

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Now i like that one

Figured out how to do it last night… Now its time to take down part of the layout benchwork i was building and make some custom modules for the bridges to sit on.

justin

Whatever you do, post photos.

Rich