Scalefour Forum

... sketch. Well the sketch is no longer on our website, though I do have it somewhere undiscoverable on my PC, but I'm pretty sure it shows, like the Templot drawing above, simply the joggle itself. The way it returns in a straight line to track gauge at the stockgauge is not sketchable except in ...

... the stockgauge and the end of the joggle is an area of uncertainty. If using a ruler the length between A and C will not abut the ruler. Here is a Templot A6LH with joggled stockrails. Screenshot_2019-05-19-10-57-14-1.png

... trouble in the trailing direction. I realize I must use my own skill and judgement to answer what is a stupid question and that, yes, I did know Templot won't actually make the point for me :idea: :D ...even if I knew how to work Templot! Given that a REA 3/8" (0.125mm) blade has a 6" ...

Hi Julian, In Templot you can: switch joggles on or off for any template; create a custom switch having any joggle dimensions of your choosing, or use one of the pre-set GWR switches based on prototype dimensions; select "overscale ...

... model scales. A 1/4" joggle is only 3 thou (0.003 inches) (0.08 mm) in 4mm/ft scale. Some modellers prefer a more pronounced joggle, and Templot provides for this with the generator > overscale joggles menu option, which creates a joggle depth of 3/4" (scale). I am just wondering ...

... which is fine for that type where the full height isn't needed all the way to the tip. Maybe steel will take more filing etc? I think on Templot you can customize the joggle. I haven't learnt to use it. If I have a minimum 0.2mm blade at the tip, what happens to the joggle? By the way, ...

... he has made and these looked really good on the group layout. He is going to make a coal stage to complete the scene. Tony was helping Bevis with Templot issues; Peter was working on two loco kits – his Consett long- boiler 0-6-0 and a South Eastern Finecast kit for a Southern Railway Class R; ...

After laying out the sleepers on the Templot which had double sided tape on it I marked the points where the rivet needed to go. The pen I used, the ink bleed into the wood rather than leaving a a dot, so next time get a different pen. Went ...

... tips. The only time I felt I wasn't sure what I was doing was forming the wing rails of the frog. I just bent them to that on the pattern on the Templot. It worked but I don't know how or why? For my part these are the few issues I had After laying out the sleepers on the Templot which had double ...

I'm so pleased to learn Templot comes equipped with a big 'ammer - I shall have much more confidence when using it now!

... leave it to the gang on site to make the nearest available components fit, using a big hammer. That's the default method for the auto functions in Templot. About the 1950s, design offices adopted less agricultural methods. Each crossing was moved a fraction to match the standard sizes available. ...

... the big railway used standard "V"s wherever possible and moved the other components as necessary... I agree. When laying a tandem out in Templot I find that 'non-standard' crossing angles are most frequently encountered at the nearest common crossing to the switches. Even so, it's funny ...

... frame switches. Martin was working on an L&Y bogie brake 3rd coach. Bob was making track for a double road shed, Bevis was working with Templot, Brian was building a Slaters rectangular tank wagon. The next meeting is on April 4th when the test track will be available. Brian Slater Deputy ...

Can I look at it with a Mac? Sean, I run Templot on a late 2011 Macbook Pro using wine. The OS is Mavericks 10.9.5 If you install wine in your users directory, you can run it with the command below - note you have to substitute <your username>. ...

... solutions, please? I've read about small slivers of brass in a vice, but maybe the same problem with resistant NS rail? David M printed out some Templot versions of the GWR loose heeled B7 turnout that will be studied closely . Probably my Timber Tracks B7 laser cut bases won't quite work. All ...

... solutions, please? I've read about small slivers of brass in a vice, but maybe the same problem with resistant NS rail? David M printed out some Templot versions of the GWR loose heeled B7 turnout that will be studied closely . Probably my Timber Tracks B7 laser cut bases won't quite work. All ...

seanmcs wrote:I'd like to explore the GWR turnouts on Templot. Possibly would save me making up my own templates, as the printed ones are unsuitable. Can I look at it with a Mac?

Hi Sean,

Yes, there are 3 ways to run Templot on a Mac. Full details at:

http://templot.com/companion/for_you.php

cheers,

Martin.

Martin:

Thank you very much. I'd like to explore the GWR turnouts on Templot. Possibly would save me making up my own templates, as the printed ones are unsuitable. Can I look at it with a Mac?

Sean

... The flexible switches introduced in the 1930s were fully curved switches. All the GWR switches, old and new types, are available as pre-sets in Templot (and have been for 20 years). It is widely used, so the suggestion that GWR layouts in general are not correctly modelled is wide of the mark. ...

... the track and baseboard dimensions especially with my fancy curved ones. DSCF0799.jpg DSCF0800.jpg Although I work as accurately as I can to the Templot printouts, I always allow a few mm extra rail at the extremities just in case, so some trimming and fitting is inevitable. The net result is ...

... rail in the same place at the end of switch planing, at C in the diagram below, where the stock-gauge is measured. Here's some old stuff from the Templot web site, see: http://templot.com/companion/real_track.php _________________________________________ The first diagram below shows the left-hand ...

... them before making the bend -- a sheet of graph paper underneath helps. Here's a photo showing the "set" bend on an LNER switch: http://templot.com/forum_img/switch_set_1983.jpg Thanks to Mick Nicholson for the pic. cheers, Martin.

... into loose heel switches suggest that heelspread is a critical dimension in getting such switches both to look and function as they should. In Templot you can play around with this dimension to your heart's content when setting up a custom switch reflecting the practice of your chosen prototype.

junctionmad wrote:can Templot do this Martin ?

Hi Dave,

Sure. Click the set custom switch... button on the switch dialog.

More info on all this at:

http://85a.co.uk/forum/view_topic.php?i ... d=6#p19351

cheers,

Martin.

... that the switch rail heel position will have to in effect be moved " back " towards the knuckle to provide for better clearance, can templot do this Martin ?