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Revision as of 11:38, 26 August 2020
In March, 2020, Charles Field posted on Facebook about a Track Panel Jig that he built. This was the second one of these jigs he constructed. It is light weight and disassembles into two parts for easy storage. It will work for constructing both straight and curved track panels of 10 foot length.
This article presents Charles' original drawings and photos, along with a version modified for "Texas Standard Tie Spacing".
The Original
Support Joint members in place prior to fill welding.
The Support Joints have been fill-welded to the support beams.
Retention Pin holds the two sections of the the track jig together.
Charles added a small support brace for the tie retention bar.
Completed track panel jig.
Track jig with several completed track panels.
Tie stops welded to support beams.
