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Easy Installation of Tortoise Switch Machines in 2" Foam

Installing a Circuitron Tortoise switch machine in anything thicker than a 3/4" subroadbed for which it was design is a challenge. This how-to tip shows, via a line drawing, how the author installed his using a perf board to be flush with the top of the foam subroadbed. Ties and ballast hide the perf board.