I have a number of #5 turnouts to build for my layout. I bought the Fast Tracks PointForm tool. Excellent piece of gear. I tried doing the stock rails on my own and had difficulty. I looked at the Stock Aid tool from Fast Tracks but at $75 USD it was too pricey for me.…

A couple of years ago at a clinic, I was taught how to hand lay turnouts using PC board ties, a Fast Tracks point/frog tool and their paper templates. I was successful at the hands on clinic and decided this was the way to go for me. Taking the best of the Fast Tracks tools…