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Save 10% on the cost of what you need to start building high quality, hand laid HOn3 scale Turnouts right out of the box!
Build your own high quality, NMRA compliant, HOn3 scale, Turnouts for $11.32* per switch and get results that will easily out-perform any store bought track! No special skills are needed and results are guaranteed.
This kit does not include rail. If you need rail you can order the same kit with enough rail to build 5 switches.
Need to build more than 5 Turnouts? Click on the Related Items tab to order extra supplies.
* The $11.32 per Turnout includes QuickSticks laser cut ties, PC board ties and rail with no discounts.
Click on the links below to learn more about how Fast Tracks tools and supplies can help you build better railroadsThe complete Assembly Fixture Builders Guide
How the Fast Tracks PointForm tool makes it easy to construct frog & switch points
Using the StockAid tool to file the stock rail
Soldering trackwork - easier than you think!
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Each kit comes complete with everything you need including:
- 1 - Fast Tracks Assembly Fixture for HOn3 Scale #8 Turnouts using Micro Engineering 83 rail (AF-HON3-T-8-ME83 - $98.95)
- 1 - #8 PointForm filing jig for frog and switch points (PF-8-M - $40.46)
- 1 - Bundle PC Board Ties for Turnouts - enough to build 10 Turnouts (PB-HO-N - $10.80)
- 1 - 15\' Coil .015 inch (46 cm) small diameter solder (SP-0003 - $3.59)
- 1 - Tube Pliobond contact cement with 2 micro dispensing tips (SP-0001 - $5.03)
- 5 - #8 QuickSticks laser cut wood tie lattices - enough to build 5 Turnouts (LT-HON3-T-8 - $31.68)
- CD with a complete set of illustrated Users\' Guides, videos and printable tie templates
- Our satisfaction guarantee!
| Default Turnout Length | 11" (279 mm) | This is the length of the turnout on the QuickSticks. Measured from end tie to end tie. |
| Minimum Turnout Length | 7.5" (191 mm) | This is the shortest possible turnout length. Measured from the end PC board tie to end PC board tie. |
| Diverging Route Angle | 7.13 (Decimal) 7° / 7' / 48" (D/M/S) 1:8 (Ratio) | Decimal - The frog angle in decimal degrees. D/M/S - The frog angle in Degrees / Minutes / Seconds Ratio - The frog angle expressed as a ratio. |
| Diverging Route Radius | 43" | The minimum radius in a straight turnout. |
| Tie Spacing (Prototype) | 22" (559 mm) | The distance between each tie. |
| Tie Size (Model) | L - 0.97" (24.5 mm) W - 0.08" (2.1 mm) H - 0.06" (1.6 mm) | The actual size of the tie. |
| Tie Size (Prototype) | L - 7' (2134 mm) W - 7" (178 mm) H - 5" (127 mm) | The original tie size that the model was based on. |
| Secondary Frog Angle | NA | The second frog angle for any switch that has two frogs. (Slip switches, 3-ways, dual gauge switches, etc) |
| Track Gauge | 0.42" (10.7 mm) | The distance between the stock rails. |
| Track Spacing | NA | The center to center distance of the parallel track. (Only applies to double crossovers) |
| Substitution Radius | 61" | The approximate radius that a straight turnout can be inserted into. |
Fixture Size | L - 10" W - 6" H - 0.25" | |
| Fixture Weight | 1 (Lbs) | |
| Fixture Material | 6061 Aluminum | |