Comments on: Calculating Grades – Graphic to share with friends https://blog.model-train-help.com/2020/07/calculating-grades-graphic-share-friends.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=calculating-grades-graphic-share-friends Model railroads and model trains Wed, 08 Jul 2020 00:59:57 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Robert Schwrom https://blog.model-train-help.com/2020/07/calculating-grades-graphic-share-friends.html#comment-39088 Wed, 08 Jul 2020 00:59:57 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=5679#comment-39088 Yes indeed – – – (1/50)*100 is 2 – – a 2 % grade.

For setting a long grade – –

Use 2 rulers set exactly 50 inches apart. The first uruller, observe any masurement point on it, say you pick the 2 inch mark.

The second ruler, observe the 3 inch mark ( 1 inch greater than the first ruler). Now set a tripod and a laser and connect the end points. You now have a 2% slope on the wall. Elevate your tripod or whatever up to where it needs to be to represent your subroadbed. Start construction!!

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