I need some help choosing switch stands - at the moment it is between Rix Products and Caboose Industries... I prefer the look of the Rix Products stands, but have previously used Caboose Industries and liked them. What do the rest of you use, and why? ------------------ Paliz Bay Railway & Navigation Co. HO Scale Freelance SP Coast Line http://www.palizbay.com
I use Caboose industries ground throws exclusively. I haven't seen the Rix throws, so I can't form an opinion of that product. I can say that even though the CI throws are just a bit oversized, they work really well- saves me a lot of wiring, and since I have a small layout, I can be both engineer and ground man. I've had some of my friends solve the problem of turnouts being too far away from the edge by installing a piece of piano wire, bent & connected to both the turnout and ground throw. FYI, David Barrow's Cat Mountain & Santa Fe uses ground throws and DCC, so he also has no control panels on his layout at all (and it's a BIG layout!). ------------------ Ship IT on the Frisco! Bob T. http://hometown.aol.com/slsf1630/myhomepage/profile.html
Have you looked at the lit Tomar switch stands? Don't buy their indexing device, just use a piece of piano wire and link it to the the switch machine. When the turn out changes so does the lamp from red to green or visa versa. Really neat! ------------------ When in doubt, empty your magazine.
