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  • Member since
    October 2009
Magic track jigs
Posted by Kentucky Colonel on Thursday, January 5, 2012 10:19 AM

I've looked and went though several searches on magic tracks on the forum and I read them all. I understand how to put them together and on the model. But I keep reading about some "home made jigs" for the magic tracks. I have the base idea about them but I've never seen one.

Does anybody have any photos of their homemade track jigs, If I could see them I could get a full understanding and could make one.

 

Thanks!!!

  • Member since
    April 2005
  • From: Piscataway, NJ!
Posted by wing_nut on Thursday, January 5, 2012 2:54 PM

Hey KC

Here is one I made for Dragon tracks for a 251.  These were a bit different in that the guide horn had to point down after linking the pieces and that little pad was glued on top so they were workable.

 

This is one I use for Friuls metal tracks but can be used for plastic magic tracks too.  Tracks are held in place with double stick tape.

 

Another used for Friuls but can be for both.

 

But, for magic tracks this is what I usually do... Take a piece of 2" wide masking tape long enough for the run of track and tape it down to the bench sticky side up.  Take a 1/4 square strip of balsa, or something similar, and stick it top the center of the tape.  Start putting your link together with one side against the wood and they stay nice and straight.  You can do the other run on the opposite side of the wood.

 

Marc  

  • Member since
    October 2009
Posted by Kentucky Colonel on Thursday, January 5, 2012 8:50 PM

Thanks that helps a lot.

  • Member since
    June 2008
  • From: Piscataway,NJ
Posted by jtrace214 on Thursday, January 5, 2012 9:20 PM

Thanks Marc,I have been having trouble with indy tracks.See ya next week

 

John

the pic to the left is my weekend condo lol

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