I’m about to begin designing another layout. I was at the LHS today looking for an HO template and only found CTT no. 5000 for about $13.00. WOW! That’s rather expensive for a simple template.
A couple of questions:
Do you know of any other templates that are available?
If CTT no. 5000 is the only game in town, is this the right price?
Thanks!
The CTT template is the only one I’m aware of. It is a good one. I checked the Walther’s catalog, and they list it for $12.99.
Hope This Helps,
Tom Watkins
Are you talking about curve templates? I make my own out of door skin. It is a veneer of about 1/8" thickness. You can probably get it at Home Depot or equivalent builder’s supply store. I do a 6" tangent then layout my easement and offset marks and about a foot of the curve radius. Using a batten I draw on the easement then cut it slightly away from one side of the line. Then I sand it with long strokes down to the line.
These give me the centerline for laying down the cork roadbed with a fine sharpie pen. Then I can measure out from either or both sides to cut out for sub-roadbed. If working on plywood or foam, I lay my turnouts and other track work on the surface to get final arrangements to suit. I can use another color marking pen to try different arrangements before fastening anything down.
Thanks, Tom. After I read your post, I went to Walther’s and found the same. Guess I should expect to pay about that much.
John, excellent suggestions. I’ll use them in my next step. Thanks!
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