[modeleng] Re: Flat bar bender?
- From: <bede@xxxxxxx>
- To: "modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 05 Apr 2009 13:54:25 -0400
Hi Eric,
Sounds like you have a solid roadbed! I plan to use 1.25" bar and have
75 in the groove in the tie, leaving the riding surface of the rail
5" above the surface of the tie. I guess I could go with 1" bar and
only have .25" of the bar sticking up above the surface of the rail...
Thanks for your input,
Bede
On 3/31/2009, "Eric Walker" <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>I was asking because my track is similar, 12x30mm mild steel laid in grooves
>in concrete sleepers. Of course the gauge is 7.25"but as the sleepers are in
>the ground the rails are just sprung in, no bending required. Why do you
>need the rails to be 1.25" high?
>
>E.W.
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>From: <bede@xxxxxxx>
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>Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 12:21 AM
>Subject: [modeleng] Re: Flat bar bender?
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>
>>
>> Hello, Eric,
>>
>> It'll be 3.5" gauge, with a narrow gauge (2' gauge) 0-4-0 loco running
>> on it, at least for now (that's all we got!)
>>
>> Bede
>>
>> On 3/30/2009, "Eric Walker" <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>What gauge are you planning bede?
>>>
>>>E.W.
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: <bede@xxxxxxx>
>>>To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 2:03 AM
>>>Subject: [modeleng] Flat bar bender?
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I'm planning a simple end-to-end line here in NY and am planning to use
>>>> the "groovy track" method - flat bar (3/8" x 1.5") in slotted
>>>> ties/sleepers sort of like this:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.discoverlivesteam.com/magazine/128/
>>>>
>>>> We've made up a few sections of straight which is easy enough, but I'd
>>>> really like to try to pre-curve flat bar for the curves. Does anyone
>>>> have any experience using a flat bar bender to make curves? One model
>>>> I've seen is a Grizzly:
>>>>
>>>> http://grizzly.com/products/Compact-Bender-System-Floor-Model/H3184
>>>>
>>>> It seems simple and affordable, if anyone has any comparable
>>>> alternatives, suggestions, or experience using one of these benders to
>>>> make curves, I'd be grateful for any advice.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Bede in drizzly Brooklyn.
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