Scale Lumber

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I am building a large Trestle. Is there a Web Site that gives you all the conversions of Actual Lumber sizes to HO scale? If not, what is the formula for this conversion. Thanks in advance for your replies.

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If you have a calculator its not too hard.

real size / 87 = scale size

For example

14" / 87 = 0.161" (in ho)

12" / 87 = 0.138" (in ho - .013" over 1/8")

Some vendors sell strip wood in actual HO sizes.

Regards,

Charlie Comstock

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http://www.kapplerusa.com/y2k/p-ho-12.htm

Here’s a site with size charts in case you hate math…[;)]

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The formulas are:

For conversion from inches to feet or inches in HO:

(inches/12) x 87 = feet in HO

For inches (less than 1 ft.) multiply the above answer times 12

You can set up a conversion chart on Xcel using this formula.

I generally use rulers that measure in tenths, rather than 16ths or eights of an inch; this makes things a little cleaner.

I hope this will help