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What brand of track?

What kind of layout are you trying to create?

Think of it as half the angle as a 45°. If you are just making a figure 8, you could make a giant one with 34, 072 curves. There are a lot more possibilities of course. An 072 switch crossing a parallel straight track would need that angle too. The list goes on. Basic geometry is the key. A little imagination helps too.

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Raiderofcoffins posted:

ok I have a 22 1/2 degree crossing and can't seem to figure out how to use it

A crossing of this type is often used as the "diamond" in a double cross-over situation for parallel mainlines.  With MTH's ScaleTrax, for example, the #4 turnout frogs have an 11.25-degree angle.  So a 22.5-degree crossing works perfectly for a double cross-over.

David

Since Fastrack does not have a #5 switch, or a switch that turns only 11.25 degrees, there is not many uses for a 22.5 degree crossover.  Besides the example in Raiderofcoffins video, with Fastrack I can think of only a couple of other uses outside of two separate loops crossing at that angle.  An O-72 would also work in place of the O-60.

22.5 degree crossing

Other track types have a #5 switch that with the 22.5 degree crossing will make the double crossover David mentioned.  Note that Ross' Regular switch is only 11 degrees, so it doesn't work for a double crossover without some tinkering.  However, Ross does make a pre-made double crossover which is nicer than trying to build one out of separate parts.

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