P-B-L Tips and Tricks - Correcting and Adjusting TomalcoŽ Turnouts

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CORRECTING & ADJUSTING EARLY TOMALCO ^Ž TURNOUTS

~ Updated Friday, February 06, 2009 ~

Here we've set one of our PBL-528 Plastic Three Point Track Gauges in place atop the outside or "stock" rail.

The tooling for these things was created long ago by our old friend Jim Finnell for, among other things, checking "flangeway" gauges ! Which is just exactly what the doctor would have ordered for this purpose, don'tcha think?

Here you see how, with his left hand, Jimmy is holding the guard rail up snug against the track guage?

This is a simple step, providing there arent any "nubbins" remaining from the "spike removal" process.

You did get yours snicked off real good, didn't you?

Here in Step #7 Jim's applying a drop of ACC to one tie. He'll hold the guard rail in place for a few seconds before proceeding to allow the ACC to set up.

Though he's using "regular" ACC here, we think the "Gap Filling" variety might bond better due to the somewhat irregular surfaces being joined together.