Hello again Tim,
I received the fixture in fine shape and have already produced a few perfect turnouts (in large part due to the fixture!).
A couple of observations, (not complaints at all)... The wing and guard rails on the fixture seemed a little short to me. The wing rails were only about 36-42" long, which left about an 18" overlap of the frog point. It looked odd on the finished turnout, so I remedied the situation by milling the slots longer on my mill. Not pretty, but 100% functional, and I didn't alter any rail datum surface in any way that would effect accuracy...
The short machined marks in the fixture to indicate where the bend on the wing rails should sit are missing on my #6 fixture. Is this standard for the fixtures now? My other 5 fixtures have this feature, and it's really nice!
It is a nice feature to have to do without, though I can get on without it... Is it something I have to/can specify on future fixtures?
Again, these are observations, and/or questions, not complaints!
Thanks for a great product!
JeffB