Price: £69 – On30 or On3

SKU: KHT004

With deck rail length of 8 3/8″ (212mm) this turntable will turn a host of medium sized locos: shays, climax, Bachman’s Forney and small 4-4-0 with tender. Its outer ring is 9 3/8″ (238mm)

Features:  Shallow pit and bridge depth appropriate for On30, paired wheel housings set at the right angles ensuring running rail alignment accuracy, wheels are double flanged so they stay on the circle rail, profiled basswood crossbeams and end beams for easy assembly (not just a bag of sticks!).

The turntable is designed to take a GW370 style 0.6RPM motor+gearbox.  This high-torque low current motor is rated at 0.6RPM at 12V and is directly coupled to the shaft with a shaft coupler.  Its best to run it from a DC variable supply, (or DCC loco decoder) so it can be reduced in speed to “extremely slow” for easy alignment with the tracks. CHEAP GW370 style MOTOR IS NO LONGER SUPPLIED WITH THIS KIT. They are on ebay. Search for 0.6rpm/2rpm/3rpm motor gearbox. priced in the £10-£15 range.

The turntable has sprung plunger contacts for reliable power-routing of the rails – a robust type used by the electronics industry.

The turntable features continuous power-routing (not a split ring design). Polarity can be changed with a DPDT switch for DC(or DCC) use, or a DCC reversing module can be used to ensure continuous operation of a sound chip. if you have DCC, a reversing module is the best bet. wiring instructions and schematics are included in the instructions.

Bridge rail:  the kit does not include rail for the bridge – your own track can be fitted easily using its existing ties to set gauge, or you can spike your own rail in place.

The turntable body components are laser-cut poplar ply, birch microply and laserply, with laser-cut bass crossbeams and a deck surface of laser-cut basswood representing approximately 9inch timbers in 1/48 scale.

The circular running track (rail included) is built up from a jig (included) that is really easy to get perfectly circular and centred. Yes really! Even a complete soldering beginner will find it simple.

The supporting wheels are double-flanged 12mm diameter . which track the circle rail allowing for more assembly tolerance. They fit into the laser cut wheel housings that align them at the correct angle. CAD designed, they sit neatly on the rail

The turntable will require a 9 3/16″ (232mm) diameter hole to be cut into the baseboard.

Instructions:

These are available as PDFs only, sent at time of shipping. There are no printed instructions in the kit. The instructions are full of photos taking you through the assembly process. If you want to see them before ordering then please just Contact Me. No obligation, electrons are free!