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    The D&J Railroad -- From Scratch

    Ken I've been following along for a while. I wish I had this much room. Looking great so far and love the signal work. I started my 18 x 11 layout in 2003. I used L-Girder and use 1 x 4 and 1/2" plywood with 1" pink foam over that. After first winter I got a few places along the long walls...
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    Old Atlas Turnouts

    I use .020 music wire to make "U". Make a Z bend in the bottom to adjust tension. Place legs in hole where track nail would go and hole in center of switch rod. If no hole in switch rod I drill a 1/16" hole smaller would be better but I don't have number drills less than 1/16. If switch is...
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    What happened to my posts?

    My mistake. I belonged to that other forum that kind of went away at the end of 2008. A lot of the members all came here in late 2008 and early 2009. Sorry Wayne
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    What happened to my posts?

    I just replyed to a post and it showed I have only made 6 posts. I know I don't post much but I've responed to post many times. The othe thing is it showed I joined on 01/17/2009. I've been a member here since dec of 2003 or 2004. Wayne
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    zephyr operating questions

    The Zepher doesn't remember speed or direction when changing from one engine to another. I use mine as a base throttle for my yard and to program new engines. I bought a UT4 as a second throttle. This allows you to run 2 engines with different throttles or... I have had 7 engines running...
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    Sound decoder consisting

    You can program both decoders to the same address. The Digitrax decoders can be locked but I don't remember the CV. You lock one as 1 and the other as 2 then if you need to change CV settings in one of them you just unlock that decoder. Wayne
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    Weekly Photo Fun 5-22/5-28

    SD45,GP40-2, and SD45 hauling coal
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    Veteran's Roll Call: All that served or serving our countries

    USArmy 1970-1973 Viet Nam 1971-1972 Michigan National Guard 1973-1975
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    Atlas snap switch

    A little heads-up on the new customline turnouts. I just started laying track on my new layout. I've got 64 turnouts on this one. I had bought 12 right hand #6 back in the late '80s just before I moved and packed everything away; these were new mark 2, the first ones made with metal frogs...
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    Atlas snap switch

    jason it's got to be their new switch. I built that layout in about 1975 with the old brass track and it all came out ok. I even used some Tyco track and switches back then. I rebuilt the layout with nickle silver track in the mid 80s and the switches were still the same. Those old snap...
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