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 <description>&lt;p&gt;This is IT!&amp;nbsp; It all started with &amp;quot;I wonder if I can build a curved scissors.....&amp;quot;&amp;nbsp; Details are:&amp;nbsp; Main lines are 66 inch and 68 inch nominal radius; turnouts with straight road are 66 inch nominal radius with a frog angle of 7.5 degrees (approx # 8); curved turnouts are nominal 68/36 inch radius with theoretical frog angle of 8.1 degrees (approx # 7) diamond crossing has two curved roards of nominal radius 36 inch.&amp;nbsp; Rail is code 100 and ties are 1/16th inch PCB&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;720&quot; height=&quot;132&quot; src=&quot;/sites/model-railroad-hobbyist.com/files/users/railwaymad/scissors2.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/2420&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
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