SECTION OF RAIL
Fig. 4
END CONNECTION OF RAILS
Fig. 5
A Spring Clamp for the Joints in the Sections is Shown in Fig. 3. An Improved Form of Rail is Shown in Fig. 4, and in Fig. 5 is Indicated the Method of Joining Its Sections
A better form of rail is shown in [Figs. 3] and [4], but it is somewhat more difficult to construct. In this case, instead of bending the piece of metal forming the rail over on itself and closing the space entirely, the metal is bent over a round form, such as a piece of wire, which may be removed, leaving an opening through the upper part of the rail from end to end. This gives a better form to the tread of the rail and at the same time provides an easy means of connecting the ends of the rails, as shown in [Fig. 5]. Small metal pins, about 1 in. long, and of such a diameter that they will just fit the circular opening in the top of the rail, are provided. One of these pins should be fastened in one rail at each end of a section, making sure that no rail has more than one pin in it, and that the arrangement of pins and rails corresponds in all sections. With proper care the various sections should fit together equally well, and they may be held together as shown in Fig. 3.
METHOD OF LAYING OUT CURVED SECTION
Fig. 6
LEFT SWITCH
Fig. 7
RIGHT SWITCH
Fig. 8
Lay Out the Switches and Curves, Full Size, and Fit the Rails to the Curves Accurately