Comments on: Workable Grade For Lionel Engines https://blog.model-train-help.com/2020/07/workable-grade-lionel-engines.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=workable-grade-lionel-engines Model railroads and model trains Fri, 17 Jul 2020 00:32:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: ROBERT SCHWORM https://blog.model-train-help.com/2020/07/workable-grade-lionel-engines.html#comment-39364 Fri, 17 Jul 2020 00:32:51 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=5689#comment-39364 An easier way to understand grades is that for every 50 inches of run around the table, the rise up is 1 inch. 1/50*100 is 2 – – – – 2%.

Another method – – –

take 2 rulers and stand one up where the grade will start. Exactly 50 inches away put the second ruler. Notice a spot on the first ruler, lets say 2 inches. Take a laser on a tripod and set the beam to this mark. Maneuver your laser beam until it crosses the second ruler at 3 inches ( i inch additional). this is a 2 % grade. Now crank your tripod and move the laser up or down so it aligns where the incline will go. Bingo! Set your vertical supports where ever you like and draw a line on it at the laser beam. Number the support and the position on the deck.

IMPORTANT – TEST A SECTION OF THIS INCLINE WITH YOUR LONGEST TRAIN BEFORE BUILDING THE WHOLE INCLINE

]]> By: Timothy Morlok https://blog.model-train-help.com/2020/07/workable-grade-lionel-engines.html#comment-39360 Thu, 16 Jul 2020 19:15:10 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=5689#comment-39360 I am assuming that you are referring to O scale when you say Lionel (they also make HO scale trains). A realistic grade should be 3% or less in any scale. For your size layout, you would need a run a little more than half way around, about 270 “, to rise 8 ” and for 6″ you would need a 200″ to get a 3% grade. For a more realistic grade of 1.5% you would need to double these distances. Don’t forget to include the thickness of your upper shelf in your calculations. I hope this helps.

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