hey everyone. Finally got the woodwork for the track elevations done. What a pain in the @$$!!!
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Looks good. What is the height the track climbs to? What is your grade? Looks like a nice easy climb.
Matt
Matt
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quote:Originally posted by Matt15237:
Looks good. What is the height the track climbs to? What is your grade? Looks like a nice easy climb.
Matt
The climb is to 7". I don't know the exact grade %. Everything was basically done by eye and in my head as I was going.
How do I figure out the grade %?
quote:Originally posted by groundhogslayer:
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7" divided by the total inches of rise starting from grade up to the full 7".
20 feet would be 7/240 = 2.9% grade
20 feet would be 7/240 = 2.9% grade
The grade is the rise divided by the run. 4" rise in 100" length is 4% grade.
Steeper grades get dangerous for toy trains, but when we were KIDS we didn't care as long as it fit on the train table!
Steeper grades get dangerous for toy trains, but when we were KIDS we didn't care as long as it fit on the train table!
