A couple of months ago some one posted about using a wye or a turntable, someone replied and posted a pretty detailed walk thru on how they built there turntable. I have tried to search for this post but have had no luck, if anyone can point me in the right direction or if the person that replied sees this I would love to see this again.
Thanks
Ron
Ok, I found it, http://cs.trains.com/TRCCS/forums/t/187727.aspx?PageIndex=1 doctorwayne I am realy impressed by your work and I hope you dont mind if I use some of your ideas.
Ron
By all means, Ron, feel free to use whatever you find useful and don’t be afraid to make improvements, either.
For anyone wishing to scratchbuild a turntable that’s somewhat more sophisticated than my feeble attempt (okay, it’s a lot more sophisticated),[swg] check out this LINK.
You need to be a Member to see the photos (free membership and an ad-free site, too), but if you’re serious about building your own operating turntable, this one would be well worth looking at, even if it were pay-per-view.
Wayne
Hi,
I just wanted to Thank You doctorwayne for the link, between your turntable and this one I think it will be easier than I innitialy thought. My biggest question was how to power the track and I love the idea of using the motor brushes. The one thing I liked on yours was the use of a locomotive motor to power the bridge.
Ron
Here’s some more info, not as detailed as Dr. Wayne:
http://cs.trains.com/TRCCS/forums/p/127351/1434632.aspx#1434632
Guy
Some very nice work there, Guy, both on the turntable and that trestle, too. [tup]
Actually, Ron,if you re-read the excerpt, below, from my post:
…you can see that my solution to “powering” the turntable was even simpler than you imagined.[swg]
Wayne
Wayne–As usual, neat and inventive! But–how do you stabilize the bridge as the loco crosses? Does the 0-5-0 do double-duty?
Rick Krall
LOL, you got me on that one doctor, after re-reading I got it.
I am realy surprised by all the great work out there, but then modelers in general are usualy a pretty resourcefull bunch. I am hoping that the turntable project will give me the inspiration to come up with a track plan I am happy with to put on all that benchwork I have sitting up in the studio. The wife has started using it as work space so I better do something soon.
Thank You All for the inspiration and I hope to have some photos soon of my progress.
Ron
Rick, I had half expected that might be a problem, but it doesn’t seem to need any stabilisation, due in part, I think, to the pressure of the current wipers bearing against the beater shaft. Also, the rail wipers attached to the trucks at each end of the bridge, plus the friction from the axle wipers help to keep things from getting loose and sloppy. It was one of those projects that wasn’t planned out too fully, but where potential problems were inadvertently corrected by an ensuing step of the construction. Unwanted movement caused by the loco was one of the few problems that was anticipated but for which I hadn’t bothered to formulate a cure - sometimes things just work out. [:D]
While many enjoy the planning stages of a project, I usually prefer to picture what I want to accomplish, sometimes making a rough sketch to look for obvious problem areas and think of possible solutions, then just get busy “doing”. While this can sometimes lead to difficulties, more often than not they’re ones which can be solved as you work, or, at worst, corrected by going back a few steps. Too often I see people with a desire to accomplish something but who get so involved in the planning (and the problems that inevitably crop up) that they become afraid of failing, so never bother to even make an attempt. While it’s true that some of these may be truly complicated tasks warranting some careful plan