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directions for making a track jig

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  • Member since
    October 2003
  • From: Clovis, Calif
directions for making a track jig
Posted by rebelreenactor on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 12:26 PM
Could somebody tell me how you make your indy track link jigs? Also what material? woo, styrene?

thanks
John
  • Member since
    September 2003
Posted by maffen on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 12:41 PM
hi john,if i think you mean a jig for building your indy's so they are in a straight line , i just put two pieces of wood about 30cm in lenght together in a 90° angle (glue and nailed them) that's all i guess . when making your pieces of track (work in 5 links at the time) just follow your upright piece of wood so they are straight.
  • Member since
    December 2009
  • From: West Grove, PA
Posted by wildwilliam on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 12:43 PM
i just taped a ruler to a piece of glass for my Panther indy's.
nothing fancy.
  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Texas
Posted by wbill76 on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 12:47 PM
I use a meter/yard stick and assemble the tracks in sections similar to the methods mentioned above. Set the meter/yard stick on my work desk surface and go from there. A straightedge is really all you need for German tracks, Allied tracks might be a little trickier but still manageable.
  • Member since
    October 2003
  • From: Clovis, Calif
Posted by rebelreenactor on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 1:14 PM
thanks, easier than I thought.
John
  • Member since
    December 2009
  • From: West Grove, PA
Posted by wildwilliam on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 2:09 PM
by the way -
i use a glass base so i don't glue the links to my bench!
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