I just received 8 sections of GarGraves s-42 track. 8 sections are supposed to make a 42-inch circle. However, I am unable to connect 8 sections into a circle unless I force them into drastic kinks at the joints. Any one else have this problem? Am I doing something wrong?
PHM
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Are the sections marked as such on the bottom side? If not, I'd question whether they're misrepresented as S-42....perhaps for a slightly larger circle...requiring additional sections?
If they were obtained from Gargraves, I'd contact them for help.
If from a secondary source....and not identified as S-42....I'd again question whether they've been properly identified.
Draw a 42" dia. circle on a large piece of paper. See if the sections (center line) seem to align with the drawn circle.
Others may have additional suggestions.
FWIW...
KD
Make sure there all the same length. Ie someone may have either given you a wrong piece(s) or cut a little off a couple. And they all match up. Grab one and compare all the others to it to insure they are all the same diameter and length.
From the GG schedule offered by DTRAINMASTER above (and BTW nice link, very helpful) you can see that the nominal 42 inch circle is comprised of 8 sections, each of which has 25 or 26 ties. That's the key...no other sections have that number of ties. How many ties do your sections have?
Mine has 25.
Did anybody else notice that the link provided looked like it was for O gauge GarGraves? It listed the diameter as "center rail to center rail" in the third column. But 42" is 42" in any scale. Perhaps the number of ties per section may be different in O and S. I like the suggestion of drawing a 42" diameter circle and checking what you have against it.
I have little experience with GarGrave sectional track. I have used Gilbert track and roadbed for a previous layout, and SHS flextrack on my present one.
If 9 sections are required to form a circle. that would be "odd". 
(sorry about that... but not TOO sorry)
Eyeball those eight assembled "smoothly" by eye.
Does it equal 3/4 of a circle? If so, you need 12. By mistaken cut, or mistaken diameter, you need 4 more if you see 3/4 of a circle.
You can still measure this 3/4 circle pretty accurately if its eyeballed fairly well. Measure from 12 o clock to 6 oclock, then 9 o clock to 3 oclock, and then add the answers, divide by 2, for an average that will be close to rigbt.
poniaj posted:Did anybody else notice that the link provided looked like it was for O gauge GarGraves?
I completely missed what forum this was in when I posted last night. Thanks Jerry.
Dave
I'm sorry, that isnt right. 9 peices would be 3/4.
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