Quite a number of years ago I bought up a whole collection of Peco turnouts,...mostly new, but a fair number of previously used ones also. I was convinced by forum discussions and in person interviews that these were some of the best commercial turnouts. I have become quite a fan myself as I build my new layout with almost exclusively these turnouts. Their curved diverging legs and their curved turnouts have allowed me to construct a pretty compact layout in my limited space.
But recently I have encounter a couple of challenging situations I'm going to try and resolve. The most recent incident is these two 'deformed' turnouts I found in my freight yard ladder of turnouts,...
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I don't know how this occurred,..likely by the previous owner since they are used. I plan on replacing them with new turnouts, BUT as a challenge I am wondering if I can make them operational? Should be an interesting experiment.
A little over a month ago I received a new Peco 3-way turnout in the mail. It had been packaged incorrectly and bent in the mail. The seller gave me credit for the defect after I showed him the photos of the mailing damage. So I figured why not experiment and see if I could bring it back to life. I believe I have, and I will document that later in this discussion.
I realize I will receive many opinions that I should not attempt to 'recondition' turnouts. But I am taking it up as a challenge. Imagine the modeler who lives in a remote part of the world where getting a replacement might be difficult or at lest very expensive,...its a challenge.
But recently I have encounter a couple of challenging situations I'm going to try and resolve. The most recent incident is these two 'deformed' turnouts I found in my freight yard ladder of turnouts,...
https://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/41194?page=1#comment-481250
I don't know how this occurred,..likely by the previous owner since they are used. I plan on replacing them with new turnouts, BUT as a challenge I am wondering if I can make them operational? Should be an interesting experiment.
A little over a month ago I received a new Peco 3-way turnout in the mail. It had been packaged incorrectly and bent in the mail. The seller gave me credit for the defect after I showed him the photos of the mailing damage. So I figured why not experiment and see if I could bring it back to life. I believe I have, and I will document that later in this discussion.
I realize I will receive many opinions that I should not attempt to 'recondition' turnouts. But I am taking it up as a challenge. Imagine the modeler who lives in a remote part of the world where getting a replacement might be difficult or at lest very expensive,...its a challenge.