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Shimming Proto:87 Stores “Ultimate” Throw Bars<\/h3>\n

I’m continuing to build Proto:87 Stores “Ultimate” turnouts. One feature I’ve complained about before is holding the points snugly against the stock rails (see: Getting to the Point<\/a>). With a bit of filing and shimming I’ve been able to make the “Ultimate” throw bars work, but they are hard to throw and they aren’t pretty. Shims are placed above the plastic portion of the hooked throw bar and below the plastic portion of the straight throw bar. Without shims, the throw bars are prone to falling out of place and don’t seem to hold the points snugly to the stock rails.<\/p>\n

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Shimmed Proto:87 Stores Throw Bars<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n