minimum distance between tracks.

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You have been busy. I've seen vids of those helix kits, reminds me of my Meccano days lol. I have a chop saw I use for wood, never occurred to me to fit a metal blade doh!
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Teed, its not a blade, its a grinding wheel. Goes through metal, very cleanly. This was not a helix kit. This was a John kit, with shares in a threaded rod, company. It was 7 tier, 29 inches high. I have cut it into 2, 14 inch high twins. Now spaced about 7 foot apart, hence bridge.
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Hi.

I beleive the NMRA standard for this is 63.5mm.

i'd be happy to print you a couple of these:-

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1666909

in either the 50.8mm or 63.5mm sizes, or perhaps scale to a different size...
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UK OO is different.
Peco Setrack/Hornby is 67mm while Peco Streamline is 50mm centre of two parallel straight tracks.
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Stese he wants the distance between the ends of the sleepers of two parallel tracks.
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Walkingthedog wrote: Wed Mar 17, 2021 1:39 pm Stese he wants the distance between the ends of the sleepers of two parallel tracks.
I cant really see the reason for this as any straight edge will give track 1 a nice straight line for fixing, then once line 1 is secured you can use the measurements or a couple of Peco SL-36 rail gauges to set line 2 and the straight edge is used again to correct any slight sideways movement in the second track etc. :D
Also we still do not know if the track being laid is Setrack or Streamline which determines the "6foot way" spacing! :o
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I think it’s a good idea. Can’t see the problem. John says it is flexi.
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Walkingthedog wrote: Wed Mar 17, 2021 1:51 pm I think it’s a good idea. Can’t see the problem.
Points are the first problem then curves. :D
Cannot see any reason for using such IMO.
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I agree with that Brian but John says lengths of flexi. :)
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The objects linked can be altered to produce any spacing required... :)
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