Installing Walthers Turnouts Step-By-Step (337)

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  • Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
  • The new Walthers curved turnouts ae beautifully made and work well. However, because they have a solid piece of rail forming the closure rail/point rail they can be a little stiff and difficult fro some switch machines to operate. In this video I'll show you how to install these turnouts, and a simple modification you can make to the Tortoise throw rod that will compensate for this stiffness.

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  • @TheDCCGuy
    @TheDCCGuy  Год назад +9

    I forgot to mention in the video that I regularly replace the 0.025” dia wire that comes with the Tortoise with 0.032” wire sourced at the local Hobbytown. I have been doing this for years since my layout roadbed is over 1” thick and the thicker wire gives it a bit more leverage. I need to see how that works with the new Walthers straight turnouts as I suspect they too may need some extra “encouragement”.

    • @michaelsmodelrailroading7665
      @michaelsmodelrailroading7665 Год назад

      I recently installed a pair of Walthers horizontal switch motors (942-102) for a crossover. I chose these because of their shallow depth. They worked out very well. Their actuator wires are VERY stiff, sufficiently so to reliably actuate Peco turnouts which still had their springs installed. One nice thing about the Walthers machines - they come with a small plastic jig that centers the points during installation, The initial position of the actuating servo is also centered, which significantly simplifies installation.

    • @earlwidmeyer2654
      @earlwidmeyer2654 Год назад

      Yes, now with the new type turnout we did the same , but we don't have a thick base so I'll try your tip to add the dogleg!
      Cheers Earl

    • @markwakeley3835
      @markwakeley3835 Год назад

      Great tip. Thanks

  • @earlwidmeyer2654
    @earlwidmeyer2654 Год назад +1

    Larry, Thanks for the tip about adding the dog-leg to the wire. I appreciate you answering my specific question back from your original review. We adjusted the fulcrum but never got a good throw and we just ended up doubling the wire. Since then we have purchased some heavier gauge "Piano " wire. But I like your tip better. For anybody else who are building a layout, these turn-outs are the cats meow!! they are great!
    Cheers
    Earl

  • @michaeldenoncourt1526
    @michaeldenoncourt1526 Год назад +2

    The time of this video fits right in to the building of my new addition. I am using some of the Walthers' turnouts so the tip on how to install with Tortoise and related source for heavier throw wire is most timely and appreciated. Just love your programs.

  • @rknudson1407
    @rknudson1407 Год назад +2

    I really do enjoy your videos, it makes me want to get back into the hobby again. I also miss my collection of Model Railroader magazines dating back to 1990 (my ex-wife threw them all out along with my trains, saying adults don't play with kids toys) along with alot of other things she didn't like..

    • @earlwidmeyer2654
      @earlwidmeyer2654 Год назад

      LOL..I'm still with my wife now of 33 years. A long time back I used to do model cars and trucks. One day she said I love my models more than her.....within minutes I had created a pile of plastic rubble that I no longer needed!! They just don't understand..
      Cheers
      Earl

    • @avlisk
      @avlisk Год назад +1

      My late wife was seeing a therapist who told her a man needs a "man cave" for his mental wellbeing. She gave up the spare bedroom so I could have it for my "man cave", which immediately became an HO layout room. Find a therapist who is also a model railroader!

    • @TheDCCGuy
      @TheDCCGuy  Год назад +1

      I used to have paper copies back to the late 1940s and the wife constantly complained. So I donated them to the local club and bought the entire archive on CD. Takes up a lot less room and is searchable. Now that the entire archive is online I have a digital subscription and can access the entire collection anytime. More expensive but there is peace in the house!

    • @sergioarroyoguerrero5434
      @sergioarroyoguerrero5434 Год назад

      Yo tengo mi colección de revistas de Model Railroad.
      Aprendo a hacer maquetas de trenes.
      Gran catálogo de trenes a escala, incluyendo vías, desvios, cruces, túneles, estructuras y mucho más.

  • @derekalexander4030
    @derekalexander4030 Год назад

    Thank you, Larry. It was a great tutorial.

  • @elsdp-4560
    @elsdp-4560 Год назад +1

    Thank you for sharing.👍

  • @southern207hobbies
    @southern207hobbies Год назад +2

    A tip for working with tortious switch machines use a terminal strip it makes life a lot easier plus if you paint your benchwork white it makes everything easier under the layout

  • @avlisk
    @avlisk Год назад +1

    I ended all that fiddling with the cork roadbed, cutting and fitting, sanding and gluing, by using cork sheets. Simply cut out a pad to fit the turnout shape, beveling the edges as you cut if you want. You can get lots of cork in sheets at a big box store, or 12" X 12" sheets at art shops such as Michael's. Typically they come in 4 or 5mm thicknesses, just like cork roadbed.

  • @stewarttrains98
    @stewarttrains98 Год назад

    T pins can be purchased at walmart or any craft stores. The putty knives can often be found at dollar stores. For something that i will use like that, the dollar store is your friend for some hobby supplies.

  • @michaelsmodelrailroading7665
    @michaelsmodelrailroading7665 Год назад +2

    The new model Walthers DCC-friendly turnouts are really a superior product, better than almost anything else I've seen. I think the one-piece point rails will prove to be superior to hinged points in long-term service. They are not susceptible to corrosion or other electrical interruption at the joint.

    • @earlwidmeyer2654
      @earlwidmeyer2654 Год назад +1

      They also look more prototypical and above all the car ride is so much smoother!
      Cheers
      Earl

  • @mikeseba7817
    @mikeseba7817 Год назад +1

    👍👍👍

  • @sergioarroyoguerrero5434
    @sergioarroyoguerrero5434 Год назад

    Istalling a Walthers curve switch track.
    Whi fixed with glue no more nails??
    In my layout fixed the tracks.
    with Atlas nails.
    Good work my friend.

    • @TheDCCGuy
      @TheDCCGuy  Год назад +1

      I never use track nails. Hammering them into a plywood base transmits wheel against rails vibrations to the plywood which creates a sound board effect magnifying the track noise.

  • @dougwalck1282
    @dougwalck1282 Год назад +1

    I bought some after your original video. They are nice, the only problem I had was that they are 1 to 2 mm lower in rail height compared with Peco code 83 track I am using.

    • @TheDCCGuy
      @TheDCCGuy  Год назад +1

      Interesting, I assume it is a tie thickness issue and not rail height but will measure. I used MicroEngineering flex fir the short connector and the other turnout is ME as well. You can either file down the slight mismatch easily.

    • @earlwidmeyer2654
      @earlwidmeyer2654 Год назад +1

      We noticed the same thing and it is just the tie thickness. A little shim is all it takes at install@@TheDCCGuy

  • @johnnyeveritt5695
    @johnnyeveritt5695 Год назад +1

    Greetings Larry : The slight bending of the actuating rod to compensate for the lockin- bias on this Curved Turnout is a nice touch ! But looking at the rod .... This does NOT look like the flimsy / weak rod as supplied by Tortoise. What type of wire and what gauge are you using ? Cheers For Now / Johnny 🤙🤘

    • @TheDCCGuy
      @TheDCCGuy  Год назад

      Because my layout is over an inch thick I have to replace the wire with 0.032” dia wire from Hobbytown.

  • @davidshaw5979
    @davidshaw5979 Год назад +1

    great video what is the base board material you are fixing the cork on to, i have never seen that base before? all the best.

    • @southern207hobbies
      @southern207hobbies Год назад

      Foam sheet it's the kind you can buy form Lowes, home depot etc.

    • @TheDCCGuy
      @TheDCCGuy  Год назад

      Standard 1/2” insulation foam board from Lowes.

  • @timothyjohnston4083
    @timothyjohnston4083 Год назад

    A question : Having pre-wired your Tortoise motors, do you use a terminal block to then make the final connections ? Or do you use some other method ?

    • @TheDCCGuy
      @TheDCCGuy  Год назад

      I covered that beginning at about 12:45 in the video on pre-wiring Tortoises I provided a link to in this video.

  • @BobMcAdory
    @BobMcAdory Год назад

    Have you ever installed a Peco insulfrog double slip switch?

    • @TheDCCGuy
      @TheDCCGuy  Год назад +1

      No, I avoid double slips like the plague. They are a pain to install and control with switch machines and always seem to confuse users when used manually.

  • @cllines604
    @cllines604 Год назад +1

    what is a dog leg??

    • @TheDCCGuy
      @TheDCCGuy  Год назад

      Take a look at a dogs leg and compare it to the bend I made in the wire.

    • @earlwidmeyer2654
      @earlwidmeyer2654 Год назад

      C'mon Larry, you could have made a funny there!!! LOL@@TheDCCGuy

    • @TheDCCGuy
      @TheDCCGuy  Год назад +1

      I sometimes end up offending with my offbeat sense of humor, so try to keep it straight here. That is especially true with an international audience that may not be familiar with a lot of American vernacular slang.

    • @cllines604
      @cllines604 Год назад

      I still don't know
      @@TheDCCGuy

    • @TheDCCGuy
      @TheDCCGuy  Год назад

      Do you watch Tiger Woods play golf, lots of dog leg fairways there.

  • @j.pedrorocha2573
    @j.pedrorocha2573 Год назад +1

    Forgot to take the price paper on the spatula 😂😂