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Thanks again for all the replies -- and fantastic photos! It sounds like I should use a dbl-xover if there's room, otherwise the dble-slip. I'll have to download 1:1 templates for both so I can literally see if they fit. I'm trying to shoehorn it between the spot where two tracks on 2% grades...

Thanks to all who answered. Very helpful.

Thanks, much appreciated.

Hi, all! Could someone please explain the differences between a double crossover turnout and a double slip turnout ? Pros & cons? Having recently retired, I'm building an HO-scale around-the-walls shelf layout in my basement. As I lay out the track I'm approaching a place where 2 parallel...

(a) 25 watts might not be hot enough. Upgrade to a 40-watt pencil iron (Radio Shack has one for $13) and try again. (b) Use rosin-core electrical solder, which contains its own flux. (c) When you heat the rail, use a small blob of solder between iron and rail to facilitate rapid heating.