I built a couple of side tracks on the upper level of my Tombstone Southwest RR so that some conventional locomotives could rest and be ready if needed, but I needed to isolate the track with toggle switches, which I wanted to post near the siding. I was going to make a couple of boxes for the switches out of wood, but as I passed by a can of spray paint I got an idea. I have tons of spray paint tops lying around (always wondering what I could do with them), so I decided to make this the case for my toggle switch. It was a bit deep so I sliced it in half with my ban saw and clipped out the inner portion of the cap, so that I had a nice flat surface. I then drilled a couple of holes -- two for the screws to mount it on my layout and one for the mini toggle switch I was going to use to open and close the track. Hooked it all up, mounted it and I'm ready to go. My motto -- don't throw anything out, you might be able to use it. Maybe you can use this idea for toggle switch boxes on your railroad.
