Assuming the helix is used to go from one operating level to another - that is multi-turn and not single turn - the length of track contained within is quite...
At http://www.pcrnmra.org/conv2012/handouts.html there is no link to that handouts. But there are two e-mails to ask for contact details of the clinicians. ...
<<At http://www.pcrnmra.org/conv2012/handouts.html there is no link to that handouts. But there are two e-mails to ask for contact details of the clinicians. ...
Sorry Carsten. I understood the web site to mean there were no other handouts except the presentation. ... -- lloyd lehrer 310 951-9097 Sorry Carsten. I...
Hi Dennis, With a 20 x 20 space, you should be able to use 1.5% in a walk-in design with at least the 14" of separation as indicated on JD's blog about your...
If I absolutely had to use a helix, 22" for the inside radius would be minimum. Track reliability and comfortable access is a must. Cheers! Marc - Riverside...
I would like to thank all those that took the time to reply both on and off list. The consensus seems to be that a 3% grade will work. I'm still a bit nervous...
... As others have written, the 3% grade is probably doable, assuming you can fix the "bucking downgrade" syndrome. What I don't think is workable is haouling...
Have you considered building a small test track with all the grade and curve drawbacks built in before you commit to the design? Also, have you considered...
I agree with this - I looked at the helix "kits" available, and found neither was what I wanted - the radius was too small. 30" is the minimum I feel is...
You guys are reminding me why I wasn't an NMRA member for 25 years. In the Friday 9:30 a.m. session on basic Track Warrant Control, Mr. Gust passed out a...
here is the link to the presos that were posted, it appears as if Breezy didn't get his in yet. Note that sometimes presenters choose not make their presos...
Thanks for the response, Seth. I studied the posted material, realized it wasn't there, and was hoping someone might have a copy. My copy was borrowed and not...
HUMP YARD DESIGN, EQUIPMENT AND OPERATION is a CD containing 75 pages of detailed photos, drawings and information from the manufacturer of hump yard equipment...
Big things going on in Utah!!! On July 19th, 2012 in Salt Lake City, Utah the NMRA and the Utah Society of Railroad Modelers will be hosting the first of our...
Rich, ... Most of this looks good, but I think the big question here is train length, which will be a function of mine capacity. As drawn, it appears that mine...
While it is nice these days for clinic presenters to make their handouts and/or presentations available to one and all via downloads from the internet, they...
Greetings! At the suggestion of one of my Sn3 pals Mark Evans, I've signed on to this group and joined the LD Sig as well in order to draw on your collective ...
I would make one other change ... reverse the crossover near the circled number 9 so that the track serving circled number 10 doesn't have to be entered when...
Layout Design Journal #46 (Spring 2012) has been mailed and most LDSIG members should receive it in the next few weeks. Features in this issue include: - Three...
... Got mine; it's a goodie, as were all the previous ones you've done. -- "Not only is it not right, it's not even wrong!" Wolfgang Pauli, perpetrator of the...
As a follow-up to Byron's post; All of the copies for members outside of the US were placed in the mail on Thursday and Friday and I have also gotten all of...
Mine arrived yesterday in Virginia. This is absolutely amazing compared to the normal 3-4 week wait. Great Issue!!!.  Philip Taylor Never assume that...
Got mine today. Utah is not always the first to get LD-J but this time we were in luck. Steve Track Planning Tools K.I.S.S. Method Inc. www.kissmethodinc.com "...
Well another update to my slowly growing empire. http://www2.nmit.vic.edu.au/~david/trainroom/updates/up22may2012.htm Basically some basic scenery started, and...
