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QuickSticks Laser Cut Ties For N, #5 Turnouts

LT-N-T-5
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10 in stock

Each QuickStick can be used for a Left or Right-hand turnout. The price shown is for one QuickStick.

Specially designed for trackwork built with Fast Tracks assembly fixtures, QuickSticks laser cut ties let you construct fully complete, ready-to-run N turnouts right at your workbench!

Using our track assembly fixtures, you build what we call a “skeleton.” This skeleton will have PC Board ties located at key locations to keep the piece of trackwork in gauge. To finish the trackwork, our Laser Cut QuickSticks are used. With a single step, all the remaining wood ties are added to the pre-built skeleton, and the trackwork is ready to be installed.

Now anyone can build inexpensive, hand laid trackwork that:

  • Looks Great! – With realistic-looking trackwork on wood ties
  • Is Easy To Build – With results that rival even the most experienced modelers
  • Performs Perfectly – Build hundreds of turnouts with one fixture
  • Can Be Built Quickly – Build a fully complete turnout in less than an hour!
  • Looks Great! – Get results that rival even the most experienced modelers
  • Lets You Work in Comfort – Build trackwork at your workbench

QuickSticks are cut from Baltic Birch plywood custom sawn in Finland specifically for Fast Tracks. Like the prototype, the wood grain on our QuickSticks ties runs perpendicular to the rails. The ties are 0.04” (1mm), 7 scale inches thick and 0.06” (1.5mm) 9 scale inches wide. They will match all popular commercially available wood ties, including wood ties available from Fast Tracks. The ties will also match all popular commercial track, and trackwork completed with QuickSticks will be compatible with these products.

Gluing QuickSticks in place

Gluing QuickSticks to trackwork.

QuickSticks laser cut ties are designed to be glued to the rails using using Pliobond glue. This type of adhesive will provide a very reliable bond that will increase in strength over time.

3 reviews for QuickSticks Laser Cut Ties For N, #5 Turnouts

  1. 5 out of 5

    Tim Mann (verified owner)

    I’ve been using Fast Tracks tools to build turnouts and track for my N-Scale layout for years. The items are almost all ways in stock and ship quickly. The quality of the item is consistently high. Easiest way i’ve Found to hand lay track and turnouts. I highly recommend their products.

  2. 5 out of 5

    Timothy Rumph (verified owner)

    These make it easy to fill in the missing ties when building turnouts.

  3. 5 out of 5

    David Smith (verified owner)

    Yeah, you can glue all the ties in separately, but for the time it takes and the money you save, you’re getting paid a pretty poor wage for that time. Use your time more productively and buy these. They fit great, their easy to install, you know that your turnout will be in gauge.

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PARAMETERVALUEDETAILS
Default Turnout Length5.4" (137 mm)This is the length of the turnout on the QuickSticks. Measured from end tie to end tie.
Minimum Turnout Length3.9" (99 mm)This is the shortest possible turnout length. Measured from the end PC board tie to end PC board tie.
Diverging Route Angle11.31 (Decimal)
11°/18'/36"(D/M/S)
1:5 (Ratio)
Decimal = Frog angle in decimal degrees
D/M/S = Deg/Min/Sec
Ratio = Frog angle expressed as a ratio
Diverging Route Radius14" (356 mm)The minimum radius in a straight turnout.
Tie Spacing (Prototype)20" (508 mm)Tie spacing center of tie to center of tie.
Tie Size (Model)L - 0.64" (16 mm)
W - 0.06" (2 mm)
H - 0.04" (1 mm)
The actual size of the tie.
Tie Size (Prototype)L - 8.5' (2.6 m)
W - 9"(229 mm)
H - 7" (178 mm)
The original tie size that the model was based on.
Track Gauge0.36" (9 mm)The distance between the stock rails.
SizeL - 6.25" (159 mm)
W - 2" (51 mm)
H - 0.04" (1 mm)
The physical size of the product
Weight0.03 lbs (0.014 kg)
Material3 Ply Baltic Birch
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