by Komachi
I'm almost finished "roughing in" the trackwork for my project layout (to be put up for auction to raise funds for a local Cancer charity (* see below for a link to the thread regarding the RF&L) and will soon be fine-tuning it for soldering, wiring and final instalation.
While I'm at it, I need to figure out what switch machines I'm going to use and plan for their instalation as well. I was originally hoping to use Tortise Slow-motion machines, as they have a smooth operation and are (to my knowledge) quite reliable and long lived. The only problem, for me, anyway, is cost. The Tortise machines are a little pricy for my budget at the moment.
Is there another slow-motion switch machine on the market that is just as good as the Tortise, but a little more... "economical?" Just currious.
(The thread on the RF&L is here: http://railroad.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=72677 )
While I'm at it, I need to figure out what switch machines I'm going to use and plan for their instalation as well. I was originally hoping to use Tortise Slow-motion machines, as they have a smooth operation and are (to my knowledge) quite reliable and long lived. The only problem, for me, anyway, is cost. The Tortise machines are a little pricy for my budget at the moment.
Is there another slow-motion switch machine on the market that is just as good as the Tortise, but a little more... "economical?" Just currious.
(The thread on the RF&L is here: http://railroad.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=72677 )
~Erik Paulson
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