KB Category: Assembly Fixtures

We have had several inquiries about G scale Assembly Fixtures over the years. It is unlikely that using aluminum fixtures with PC Board ties will work for G scale or any scale larger than O.

Each fixture weighs between just under 0.5 Lb. to almost 2.5 Lbs. You can determine exact shipping costs by adding the items you want to the shopping cart and then checking the shipping options that apply. This can be done without committing to making a purchase.

While we encourage our customers to use Micro Engineering rail to build switches in our assembly fixtures, our fixtures are compatible with some rail produced by other manufacturers as well. Rail produced by many manufacturers is 100% compatible with Micro Engineering rail and can be used in a fixture cut for Micro Engineering. Below is ... Read more

Yes! Rail is formed by drawing it through a forming die, so the base of the rail is as accurate as the head of the rail. Micro Engineering manufactures its rail to a tolerance of +/- .001" at the base. That's 1/4 the thickness of a regular piece of paper!

No. The same ratio rules used for straight turnouts apply even if a turnout is curved. A number #6 curved turnout still has a ratio of 6 to 1 no matter the radius.