Building a Free Mo corner module

[@joetoddgold9053]

Love the puppy as much as the module, thanks for sharing

[@coolruehle]

The hound is cool!!

[@AndyDorsch]

Yeah he is the supervisor!

[@gmburzynski68]

Andy, I do freemoN, in N we don’t have a set back, at least that I know of,, i am no expert. Here’s my thinking, if the section/module does not have the Free-mo standard connection point. That is a part of a module, the module being multiple sections joined together. Your yard would be a module, not a true Free-mo section. I have a 15 section freemoN layout,, with only two connection faces. If I remove two corners then I have 4 connection faces. Man, for the love of smooth cuts,, get a better miter blade. Lol. A 60 tooth finish blade would work. Diablo makes good stuff. When I watch people build benchwork for model railroads,, I just wish I could help everyone with my 30+ years experience as a carpenter. Keep on , keep’n on!! Just keep up the great work Greg

[@EagleValleyModelRailroad]

Good video, thanks for sharing...Ed.

[@AndyDorsch]

Thank you Ed! Good to hear from you! Hope all is well!

[@AndyDorsch]

Anything I could change? What are your thoughts?

[@EagleValleyModelRailroad]

I think you are on the right track(pun intended). You laid out your track and recognized a couple issues, so you stepped out and are doing what you need to do to achieve the end result you want. One of the biggest lessons learned since I started my layout 11 months ago was not to settle or compromise on getting it exactly like you want it. Weather that's track work, scenery, or whatever. And always get feed back for your supervisor..Great job on the build, looking forward to watching your progress

[@davidyoung8521]

Materials and cut list?

[@capnsean520]

What’s the radius of your curve on that module? I’ve been somewhat volunteered to build a 90° corner module for our free-mo group. It doesn’t look like your module will accept a 42” radius curve or anything larger that that. Any help would be appreciated.

[@AndyDorsch]

Sean - My module is for a "Branch Line" module and the minimum radius is 36 inches. I used a 36 inch radius here. I had originally planned on having the module accept a 42" radius however it would have exceeded my overall module size requirement to fit in my 4runner. The key in designing your module is to remember that on curves you must have 6 inches of straight track at the end of your module. You can't have the radius come right to the end of the module, there needs to be a Tangent of at least 6 inches of straight track. I better explain that in this video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpWxZ6Wlp9KGiK8 What materials you use in construction will also help with coming up with your design. I can tell you right now I could have made the corner module multiple sections, so it would be even easier to handle as one person. For example each leg of the 'L' could have been its own section. Do you have a track plan in mind? Have you started construction? Thank you for watching and if you have any other questions please ask!!! Andy

[@mattdnewman]

Wouldn't the apex of the corner be on the inside? :)

[@AndyDorsch]

Yeah! LOL! I ran out of words in my vocabulary! How are you doing Matt? Thanks for watching. How is your hobby coming along?

[@mattdnewman]

Your face kind of said "crap I don't think that's right" as soon as you said it. I haven't had time for much and basically hadn't done anything for a couple months but starting to do a little. Got a couple partially finished blog posts that I should get around to one of these days.

[@AndyDorsch]

I like the sound of that look forward to the blog posts!