This question has probably been posted before but just wondering if there is a link or an article to the dead bolt manual switches for turnouts that Joe uses on his Siskiyou line.  I have seen the manual turnouts article in the 2nd issue of Hobbyist magazine using dowel and fishing line,  but I think I like the dead bolt turnouts better.

Thanks

Brad

while reading about turnouts and looking at manual linkage I noticed something. If you use thin non flux coated gas welding rod it costs 1/8 of what brass rod at the hobby shop costs. You will need to go to a Welding supply store to find the inexpensive rods. They come in 3 foot and 1 meter long pieces and then you can cut them to size needed. I just thought of this a second ago. I will explore this further as I'm headed to work as I type.

Dan

The new Atlas chassis (specifically those used by the GP38/39/40 series)  comes with a built in set of speaker mounts in an A-frame shape. If you don't actually order a sound unit the mounts have a weight installed.

 Since I have not yet gotten any of these locomotives (2 are waiting at my pusher), does anyone know what size speaker fits in these mounts?

Also, on the speaker front, what is the difference between 4 ohm and 8 ohm, since the new Loksound Select decoders can apparently use either one?

Thanks!

I have recently purchased #4 and #6 turnout jigs through fast trax, seeing your web site Tim was the best.   first of all I really love them. this also is my first attempt at making my own switches, some come out, some did not.