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Track gauge tool question

Matt Keoughan All Messages By This Member #175922 Greetings. I finally have my turnouts ready to glue to the FastTracks tie strips.? ? I'm wondering if the straight across gauge and three point gauge have different uses, such as straight vs curved track. ? Thank you. 20250210_124516.jpg 20250210_124522.jpg
Roger Nulton All Messages By This Member #175924 开云体育 Matt, ? The NASG track gauge is a better alternative. It’s quicker and easier to use and it gives you the flexibility to measure flangeways and wheel tread. ? ? Roger Nulton ? toggle quoted message Show quoted text From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Matt Keoughan via groups.io Sent: Monday, February 10, 2025 8:56 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [S-Scale] Track gauge tool question ? Greetings. I finally have my turnouts ready to glue to the FastTracks tie strips.? ? I'm wondering if the straight across gauge and three point gauge have different uses, such as straight vs curved track. ? Thank you.
Tom Lennon All Messages By This Member #175925 I like using the 3 point on curves as is automatically broadens the gauge. If used on tangent track the gauge will be within the nominal range. Tommy? toggle quoted message Show quoted text On Mon, Feb 10, 2025, 4:47?PM Roger Nulton via <roger.nulton=[email protected]> wrote: Matt, ? The NASG track gauge is a better alternative. It’s quicker and easier to use and it gives you the flexibility to measure flangeways and wheel tread. ? ? Roger Nulton ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Matt Keoughan via Sent: Monday, February 10, 2025 8:56 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [S-Scale] Track gauge tool question ? Greetings. I finally have my turnouts ready to glue to the FastTracks tie strips.? ? I'm wondering if the straight across gauge and three point gauge have different uses, such as straight vs curved track. ? Thank you.
Charles Kinzer All Messages By This Member #175926 Opinions have always varied on the best type of track gauges. For the three-point gauges, one plus is that it is guaranteed to gauge perpendicular across the track where a flat gauge might get held at a slight angle.? However, even a flat gauge at a slight angle won't cause much of an error due to how the trig works out where you have to be rather crooked, and very obviously so, to have very much of a gauge error. The plus of three-point gauges (for those who think this is a plus) is that it automatically widens the gauge on curves.? The sharper the curve, the greater the widening.? This is done by putting the single point to the inside of the curve.? There is some rationally to this because, since truck axles don't steer, they can be at an angle and not exactly perpendicular to the rails.? Some detractors feel that the NMRA track spec is already wide enough so that this is not necessary, Since people seem to have good results with either scheme, I don't think there is any right or wrong.? However, I like how the three-point gauges securely hold rails without me having to hold the gauge. But the flat gauge can be handier when dealing with switch geometry.? No reason not to use both, and each for what they are best at. Charles E. "Chuck" Kinzer On Monday, February 10, 2025 at 02:47:25 PM PST, Roger Nulton via groups.io <roger.nulton@...> wrote: Matt, ? The NASG track gauge is a better alternative. It’s quicker and easier to use and it gives you the flexibility to measure flangeways and wheel tread. ? ? Roger Nulton ? toggle quoted message Show quoted text From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Matt Keoughan via groups.io Sent: Monday, February 10, 2025 8:56 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [S-Scale] Track gauge tool question ? Greetings. I finally have my turnouts ready to glue to the FastTracks tie strips.? ? I'm wondering if the straight across gauge and three point gauge have different uses, such as straight vs curved track. ? Thank you.
Karl All Messages By This Member #175933 Hi All, ? I bought two # 6 turnouts (R/H + L/H) each from both Tamalco as well as Empire (4 total).? ? I thought staining everything first would be best, then glueing down the ties onto a short piece of think plywood.? I am waiting for two more caboose hobbies groud throws. Eventually (soon I hope) these will be insalled on the club layout.? ? So far, I like what they offer. I'll buy more. ? Cheers-Karl Johnson ? ? IMG_5667.JPG IMG_5681.JPG
Jim & Cheryl Martin All Messages By This Member #175942 It's important to orient the three-point track gauge correctly when laying curves. The single point must rest on the inner rail adf the other two on the outer rail. Do it in reverse and you will narrow the gauge of the track. Cheers Jim Martin

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