Turntable

gcav17 Jan 29, 2019

  1. gcav17

    gcav17 TrainBoard Member

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    I currently have a 120' Walters cornerstone turntable. Un fortunately it is warped and keeps one side of the bridge taller than the other. If there is a fix for this great but I kinda doubt it.
    So what is the best turntable out there that will give me the least trouble? And at least 120' in size. I would like to use the same hole.

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  2. HOexplorer

    HOexplorer TrainBoard Supporter

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    I know the tt you're talking about. Here's the deal: today's plastics are made not to warp, however this is obviously not true. The problem lies in the fact that today's plastic can warp once and even on the other side of the tt but warping or bending the guilty piece back to 'normal' is generally not possible; it will break. Best you can do is to suspend the warped piece in pan of near boiling water and make it pliable and bend it back into shape. Sometimes a heat gun will work as well. I would try these choices before buying another tt. I would say that bending it back to exact is less than 10%, back to usable about 40% chance. Jim
     
  3. gcav17

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    Well perhaps someone can post a link or give advice on building one from scratch. I would like too have a good operating turntable.

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  4. Tony Burzio

    Tony Burzio TrainBoard Supporter

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    The only turntable I ever used that worked well was an old Walthers with a hand crank on the fascia to turn the bridge. My eye was always better than any sensor. :)
     
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