John Bate builds an adjustable track aligner for a swing gate

 

WMRC treasurer John Bate submitted this model to the club’s monthly model display of a three level swing gate he is building to go across the door in his train room. It is based on a article in Model Railroader Magazine written by TLR member Gerry Leone.

John says that it may get out of alignment due to house shifting or humidity changes, but this design will allow a quick adjustment of the horizontal position. Vertical alignment is assured by a simple mechanism.

He used a 6-32 bolt, nuts an washers, a small 6-32 nut removed from a 1/8” toggle bolt, a Styrene strip and PCB ties purchased from Fast Tracks at handlaidtrack.com.