Hi Robert,all your videos are a massive help.The Transfer Table videos are perfect from start to finish,have to pay you a compliment. I've recently got myself the same Transfer Table with extension pit (been searching for 2 years for one) and luckily stumbled on your videos and will be putting it together just like you have Kind Regards, Nekta
Great to hear you got a Transfer Table and i hope you have fun with it as well. And i will be putting my transfer Table on my new layout next year but i don't have the room for the extension table, so this will only be half as long cheers Robert
#5 turnouts on my layout but I'm not getting any power to my layout. I was going to ask can you explain why you put the two black wires on either side of the track. I understand the frog wire . Also I have a bus line so how would I connect two black wires to a red and black bus?
I'm doing it mostly the same way Rob. I had to remove the springs after I had installed the points because some machines had difficulty overcoming the spring tension. I decided to use Cobalts which are super easily to install.
I always enjoy your builds an tutorials. This one came at the right time too I'm about to start buying turnouts for my layout. I know alot of modelers use the Peco turnouts which I am to. I was wondering what your recommendations would be for electrofrogs or insulfrogs? Thats is what I'm trying to decide. Thankyou.
Jeff i only buy Electrofrogs so my whole turnout is powered, and when you have small switches they will make it across without stopping cheers mate Robert
You install turnouts the same way I do except I don’t use tortoise switch machines and I don’t modify my switch in any way and there’s usually a lot more cursing and swearing and I end up drilling more holes than needed. Yep, the same way.
Mark i can't believe you install the same as me lol no Tortoise machine, no change the switch, but you did have a problem with swearing and drilling to many holes lol cheers Robert
Hi Robert,all your videos are a massive help.The Transfer Table videos are perfect from start to finish,have to pay you a compliment. I've recently got myself the same Transfer Table with extension pit (been searching for 2 years for one) and luckily stumbled on your videos and will be putting it together just like you have
Kind Regards, Nekta
Great to hear you got a Transfer Table and i hope you have fun with it as well.
And i will be putting my transfer Table on my new layout next year but i don't
have the room for the extension table, so this will only be half as long cheers Robert
A great video and educational enough to assist with those who are not as skilled. I enjoyed watching this. Clint
Clint was good to show how i do this cheers Robert
thank you for the lesson.You are building a fabulous layout.Its always fun and informative,watching your progress.
Jeff thanks for watching and i sound like a teacher lol cheers Robert
One down, so many to go. Thanks for showing us your method and that you set it up for signals down the road.
Derek was good to get the turnouts in cheers Robert
I have Atlas #5 turnouts, Can you please tell me how to wire them ? No frog switch...
Very nice tutorial, Robert. You make it look so easy. 😀😎👍🏼 Thanks for sharing. - Drew
Drew this is the easy way lol cheers Robert
😀😎👍🏼
Nice tutorial Robert. Good detail. Just what i needed to see; Thanks. Anthony
Anthony thanks for commenting cheers Robert
#5 turnouts on my layout but I'm not getting any power to my layout. I was going to ask can you explain why you put the two black wires on either side of the track. I understand the frog wire . Also I have a bus line so how would I connect two black wires to a red and black bus?
Instead of using black wires like i did, you can still do red to red and black to black cheers
I'm doing it mostly the same way Rob. I had to remove the springs after I had installed the points because some machines had difficulty overcoming the spring tension. I decided to use Cobalts which are super easily to install.
Richard i have never used Cobalts but i imagine they would be just like the Tortoise machine cheers Robert
I always enjoy your builds an tutorials. This one came at the right time too I'm about to start buying turnouts for my layout. I know alot of modelers use the Peco turnouts which I am to. I was wondering what your recommendations would be for electrofrogs or insulfrogs? Thats is what I'm trying to decide. Thankyou.
Jeff i only buy Electrofrogs so my whole turnout is powered, and when you have small switches they will make it across without stopping cheers mate Robert
Thanks for the information Robert
John thanks for joining in the lesson cheers Robert
Great vid. Do you glue down your turnouts or tack them or neither?
Justin i just use track pins just in case i have to replace cheers Robert
Really well explained Robert. Cheers John.
Thanks John cheers Robert
great "how to" Robert ...thx for sharing.. vinny
Vinny thanks for commenting cheers Robert
is this for dc or dcc wiring or does it matter?
This is for dcc cheers
Wow nice I really needed this no how to do. Thank you for sharing an I saved this video.
Thanks Dwight and i hope it helps cheers Robert
Nice work Sir Robert.
Cheers Andy M
Thanks Andy cheers Robert
excellent video wiring turnouts, I needed this video too!
Joe hope it helps cheers Robert
Great work Robert!
Thanks Darren cheers Robert
Great video
Thanks Casper cheers Robert
You install turnouts the same way I do except I don’t use tortoise switch machines and I don’t modify my switch in any way and there’s usually a lot more cursing and swearing and I end up drilling more holes than needed. Yep, the same way.
Mark i can't believe you install the same as me lol
no Tortoise machine, no change the switch, but you
did have a problem with swearing and drilling to many holes lol cheers Robert
👍🏼not the easiest of jobs
David thanks cheers Robert
same way I wire my torts up
Sparky this i think is the easy way cheers Robert
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Thanks mate cheers Robert
this should be titled "how to wire a switch turnout with a Tortoise switch machine"...definitely not for beginners
Yes you are right cheers Robert