Wow! The engineering of this project is beyond impressive. Something I hope to accomplish in the next life. You Moose, make dreams come alive, and thank you for this fantastic video.
That's pretty awesome. Do you have info on the parts you are using? Where did you get the tracks? What kind of wood is used in the ties? Any tips or anything?
What radius are you making, and I need a template like this my myin 70-75 curves. Can you advise of the measurements or a drawing you can share so I can make a template for my curves please
@@NLBrownbrit find an area big enough and hammer a piece of rebar in the ground as your center point. Tie on a string or chalk line. Measure out how big your radius is and mark it on the stirring. Now put a piece of plywood under the mark and trace it on the plywood. I have other videos and posts on this subject. Www.moosesworkshop.com
I personally went steel and also have metal ties every so often. Even if the wood ties rot out, the track will never separate or cause a derail. My backyard train gets a fair bit of use, installed in 2012, no signs of ANY ear what so ever.
@@KmanAuto Are your train wheels wearing on the steel tracks? Are your tracks to profile or flat bar, and if the later how do you stop wheels climbing the rails on bends?
@@bconscious8841 No real noticeable wear after 10 years. I estimate my locomotive has about 1,000 miles of use on the conservative side. My home track is profiled bar stock. Don’t use flat. We’ve done a number of excursions to train mountain. They have a mix of aluminum and steel. As for aluminum rail, always have derailment issues on Aluminum, almost none on steel.
Make them your own or there are different sellers out there. If you buy it is all expensive. On our moosesworkshop.com site we sell plans on how yo make the crossing lights.
@@wsvmradio96.5 can make the out of scrap plywood. It is real easy. Used them for a long while before these. Just make sure the inside cuts are 7.5 inches apart or a hair wider.
Question: where can I buy rails like yours? I'm planning to make my own mini railroad in 7.5 gauge and have absolutely no clue where to get them. (Edit) and how big of a difference in price is steel and aluminum
Do you trim your inside rail to keep it coming out at the same relative length? Otherwise it seems like the inside rail would keep sticking farther and farther out.
No. Custom made. Costs about $4.00 per foot of track. Plus the cost of connectors, ties, gravel, weed barrier, dirt work. It would be around $12.00 per foot to build. Be sure to subscribe and watch the other videos on building a track.
@@MoosesWorkshop Moose, I can’t find anything in your videos regarding making the actual rails. Now that I think about it, you probably purchased the rail, right? Where did you get it from? I have 10.5ac of heavily wooded land I would like to build a track on. Thanks!
@@Kettenhund75 if your talking about the aluminum rail there are a few places online that sell it. They even have steel rail. Each place sells different weight requirements for their rail as well as rail shape and height. A web search of "backyard railroad rail" will bring up most of the sellers.
No not the real sorry I mean like the metal you might’ve already answered my question but like the metal piece because I know you turn the track because What did you use for the metal for the train to run on like what metal did you use not the type but for example like a closet hanger door metal that would work but I’m curious what you used or did you Or did you just take a strip of metal
If you watch this and the second video you will see I used a rail bender this time around. The first time i put the track together I bent the rail by hand and was not happy with how they looked visually. There is an older video of me bending them by hand.
Wow! The engineering of this project is beyond impressive. Something I hope to accomplish in the next life. You Moose, make dreams come alive, and thank you for this fantastic video.
Thank you. It was nice till the neighbors destroyed it. There is a video on that as well.
Nice Building a Miniature Railroad.
Ty!
I'm impressed
Get that man a bigger shovel. Lol
That's pretty awesome. Do you have info on the parts you are using? Where did you get the tracks? What kind of wood is used in the ties? Any tips or anything?
Needs more gravel shoveling scenes.
Where do you get the rails?
All that info is on our website. :)
What radius are you making, and I need a template like this my myin 70-75 curves. Can you advise of the measurements or a drawing you can share so I can make a template for my curves please
My outside rail is at a 22 foot radius.
You got to decide on your rail spacing and tie lenght first.
@@MoosesWorkshop how do you draw the radius
@@NLBrownbrit find an area big enough and hammer a piece of rebar in the ground as your center point. Tie on a string or chalk line. Measure out how big your radius is and mark it on the stirring.
Now put a piece of plywood under the mark and trace it on the plywood.
I have other videos and posts on this subject. Www.moosesworkshop.com
Do you happen to know how fast aluminum track wears out? I'm still not sure if I should go with Alu or with steel. Thanks!
If built with proper spacing it should last 15+ years on heavy use. The ties will start to rot before you ever need to replace the rail.
@@MoosesWorkshop Thank you very much!
I personally went steel and also have metal ties every so often. Even if the wood ties rot out, the track will never separate or cause a derail. My backyard train gets a fair bit of use, installed in 2012, no signs of ANY ear what so ever.
@@KmanAuto Are your train wheels wearing on the steel tracks? Are your tracks to profile or flat bar, and if the later how do you stop wheels climbing the rails on bends?
@@bconscious8841 No real noticeable wear after 10 years. I estimate my locomotive has about 1,000 miles of use on the conservative side.
My home track is profiled bar stock. Don’t use flat.
We’ve done a number of excursions to train mountain. They have a mix of aluminum and steel. As for aluminum rail, always have derailment issues on Aluminum, almost none on steel.
If you already have the jig made and the ties cut to size. Manually like this about an hour each.
Hour each.
who sales the track gauge tools or sizers? Or does everyone make their own?
Make them your own or there are different sellers out there.
If you buy it is all expensive.
On our moosesworkshop.com site we sell plans on how yo make the crossing lights.
@@MoosesWorkshop I've been looking everywhere for a 7.5 inch rail gauge and can't find anything. Can you give me a link or sell me one of yours? :)
The actual gauge device for the rail or something more specific.
@@MoosesWorkshop The actual gauge devices...the silver bars holding your rails together at 6 seconds into the video.
@@wsvmradio96.5 can make the out of scrap plywood. It is real easy. Used them for a long while before these. Just make sure the inside cuts are 7.5 inches apart or a hair wider.
Me and my dad are working on a garden Railroad
Cool! Have fun with it. :)
Question: where can I buy rails like yours? I'm planning to make my own mini railroad in 7.5 gauge and have absolutely no clue where to get them.
(Edit) and how big of a difference in price is steel and aluminum
Check out discover live steam for selections, prices, and suppliers.
Our other track building videos have more info as well.
@@MoosesWorkshop alrighty thanks
How long does it take to make a panel?
Depends on your skill level and tools used. I can make a panel every 45 minutes with no power tools.
Do you trim your inside rail to keep it coming out at the same relative length? Otherwise it seems like the inside rail would keep sticking farther and farther out.
Inner rail is trimmed as you install.
Hi. I’m only 10. What I was wondering is where to get the metal piece? Like what kind of piece is the rail ? Could I find at Home Depot?
No. Custom made. Costs about $4.00 per foot of track. Plus the cost of connectors, ties, gravel, weed barrier, dirt work. It would be around $12.00 per foot to build.
Be sure to subscribe and watch the other videos on building a track.
Were did you buy the tracks from?
Built it myself. Have a few videos on it if you look at older vids.
@@MoosesWorkshop Awesome I'll check it out
@@MoosesWorkshop Moose, I can’t find anything in your videos regarding making the actual rails. Now that I think about it, you probably purchased the rail, right? Where did you get it from? I have 10.5ac of heavily wooded land I would like to build a track on. Thanks!
@@Kettenhund75 if your talking about the aluminum rail there are a few places online that sell it. They even have steel rail. Each place sells different weight requirements for their rail as well as rail shape and height. A web search of "backyard railroad rail" will bring up most of the sellers.
Where you get the rail?
Many places online sell it.
Damn, how long did it take you to build a single track piece?
By myself with those hand tools. 45 minutes each. Part of the fun for me.
$How much in material?
We have previous track vids that go into detail. At the time I would say $5 to $8 a foot.
Where is part 2
It is up
No not the real sorry I mean like the metal you might’ve already answered my question but like the metal piece because I know you turn the track because What did you use for the metal for the train to run on like what metal did you use not the type but for example like a closet hanger door metal that would work but I’m curious what you used or did you Or did you just take a strip of metal
If you watch this and the second video you will see I used a rail bender this time around. The first time i put the track together I bent the rail by hand and was not happy with how they looked visually. There is an older video of me bending them by hand.
I would invest in a cordless drill be easier to fabricate the panels.
Got plenty of drills. Taking my time and enjoying the build.
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My rail is aluminum. Some people use steel. Some use wood ties like I do, some use plastic.