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QuickSticks Laser Cut Ties For HOn30 #4 Turnouts - Drilled

LT-HON30-T-4-D
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Made When Ordered

Production Time: 2 to 3 days

The LT-HON30-T-4-D will be automatically added to our production queue when it is ordered.

PRICE : $7.39

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 HOn30 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 0.06" (1.5mm), 5 scale inches thick and 0.08" (2mm) 7 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.

The QuickSticks on this page are the Drilled version. We offer Quicksticks with either drilled or non-drilled wood ties. The version you choose is a matter of personal preference. The non-drilled version has trackwork fastened to it with Pliobond adhesive. Plionbond will provide a solid bond for a lifetime as its bond increases over time and is very reliable. Spiking onto our drilled QuickSticks will provide a mechanical bond that some modelers prefer, but requires a bit more time to install. Not all ties are pre-drilled, only ties at key locations to allow the turnout to be fastened in place.

Spiking to QuickSticks

Spiking trackwork to QuickSticks.

If you prefer, a non-drilled version is available that is designed to be glued to the rails using Pliobond glue.

1 review for QuickSticks Laser Cut Ties For HOn30 #4 Turnouts - Drilled

  1. 5 out of 5

    Daniel Kelley (verified owner)

    You just can't go wrong with quick sticks I've used them for Duel gauge HO/HOn3 Turnouts as well as HOn3 and HOn30 turnout with quicksticks and in every Gauge they work perfect. For almost 15 years I have not used any Turnout That I didn't assemble in Fast Track Jigs and all use Quicksticks and even a fimble finger soldier like myself have got to the point of making perfect turnouts. It actually pretty easy with Tims great engineering .

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PARAMETERVALUEDETAILS
Default Turnout Length6.1" (155 mm)This is the length of the turnout on the QuickSticks. Measured from end tie to end tie.
Minimum Turnout Length4" (102 mm)This is the shortest possible turnout length. Measured from the end PC board tie to end PC board tie.
Diverging Route Angle14.04 (Decimal)
14°/2'/24"(D/M/S)
1:4 (Ratio)
Decimal = Frog angle in decimal degrees
D/M/S = Deg/Min/Sec
Ratio = Frog angle expressed as a ratio
Diverging Route Radius" ( mm)The minimum radius in a straight turnout.
Tie Spacing (Prototype)21" (533 mm)Tie spacing center of tie to center of tie.
Tie Size (Model)L - 0.83" (21 mm)
W - 0.08" (2 mm)
H - 0.06" (2 mm)
The actual size of the tie.
Tie Size (Prototype)L - 6' (1.8 m)
W - 7"(178 mm)
H - 5" (127 mm)
The original tie size that the model was based on.
Track Gauge0.36" (9 mm)The distance between the stock rails.
SizeL - 7.63" (194 mm)
W - 3" (76 mm)
H - 0.06" (2 mm)
The physical size of the product
Weight0.05 lbs (0.023 kg)
Material3 Ply Baltic Birch
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