Hayfield1
Western Thunderer
Hopefully see making 7mm turnout track bases, which both look prototypical, are highly detailed and relatively inexpensive can be achieved with a relatively low skill base, now its time to do the tricky part of making and fitting rails, is it tricky ? Not with ingenious filing jigs
Very cleverly Templot also allows the provision of printing simple to use filing jigs. These jigs not only work with Templot 3D but any other form of traditional track building. Just use the 2D plan you have designed or make a Template in Templot to the design required
I have shown on the left one of three filings jigs for a pair of switch rails. On the right is the Vee rail
The jigs are easily bolted together 
The jig is either clamped to a bench or fitted into a vice and the vee rail is simply filed up. You need to file both sides (and bend) of the rail to get the rail web at the tip.
Martin Wynn has a wonderful diagram that explains it, hopefully he will add it to the thread, if not go to Templot Club
The simple but very effective design simply requires both rails to be slid in place
This is a very good shot of the chair detail
Must be a contender for the simplest Vee ever made, only a 10" file and some emery cloth used and it took no time at all
Firstly the filing jigs make a nice crisp and accurate angle on the rails, no soldering required other than droppers wires, a spot of glue holds all in place. Also we have made a start on building a common crossing (which many struggle with) with little or no effort.
Next up will be making and fitting the wing rails, which again using traditional methods causes issues. Again Martin has come up with a simple but very effective method
Personally I think all professional track builders, should be taking a very close look at this build method in 7mm scale, if only for the added chair detail it provides. The good news for the average modeler, is that highly detailed (bespoke) turnouts are now available to them without breaking the bank, in fact probably cheaper than its RTR equivalent.
I am happy to try and coach/discus/help anyone thinking about using this system, my skill sets are not the highest but as you can see I have been assisted in learning how to make these turnouts and happy to share this with others, but please bear in mind this is 7mm only, its experimental(ish) and still being developed
Very cleverly Templot also allows the provision of printing simple to use filing jigs. These jigs not only work with Templot 3D but any other form of traditional track building. Just use the 2D plan you have designed or make a Template in Templot to the design required
I have shown on the left one of three filings jigs for a pair of switch rails. On the right is the Vee rail
The jigs are easily bolted together The jig is either clamped to a bench or fitted into a vice and the vee rail is simply filed up. You need to file both sides (and bend) of the rail to get the rail web at the tip.
Martin Wynn has a wonderful diagram that explains it, hopefully he will add it to the thread, if not go to Templot Club
The simple but very effective design simply requires both rails to be slid in place
This is a very good shot of the chair detailMust be a contender for the simplest Vee ever made, only a 10" file and some emery cloth used and it took no time at all
Firstly the filing jigs make a nice crisp and accurate angle on the rails, no soldering required other than droppers wires, a spot of glue holds all in place. Also we have made a start on building a common crossing (which many struggle with) with little or no effort.
Next up will be making and fitting the wing rails, which again using traditional methods causes issues. Again Martin has come up with a simple but very effective method
Personally I think all professional track builders, should be taking a very close look at this build method in 7mm scale, if only for the added chair detail it provides. The good news for the average modeler, is that highly detailed (bespoke) turnouts are now available to them without breaking the bank, in fact probably cheaper than its RTR equivalent.
I am happy to try and coach/discus/help anyone thinking about using this system, my skill sets are not the highest but as you can see I have been assisted in learning how to make these turnouts and happy to share this with others, but please bear in mind this is 7mm only, its experimental(ish) and still being developed