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shaygetz
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 Posted - February 25 2012 :  6:25:13 PM Link directly to this topic  Show Profile  Add shaygetz to Buddylist
By golly, I'm right proud of this'n...

A junk box freebie, a pair of Marklin M track turnouts were given to me because they were missing parts. Eager to get them working again, I'd give them an occasional stern look or two for the next 5 years.

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Overcome with a mechanical Nirvana two nights ago, I immediately assaulted a variety of wires and springs in my parts bins. After flaying the entrails of several paperclips closing in on a working cure, I came up with this...

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Once installed, it looked like this...

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Don't ask for measurements...if you own Marklin and want one, I'll bend it out for you and you can play from there.

Video is here>>> http://youtu.be/tqxx_bqbKaE
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At-a-boy Shaygetz, makes a fella feel good! A good working repair.
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