Construction of a single blade switch based on the one found at Snaefell on the Isle of Man.  
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transpixel The blade is in place! It is made of a flat steel strap used by carpenters for connecting beams together. There is a steel tip welded at the end to act as a thin point (while a rail could be filed down to the right shape, the aluminum would not be very robust). The pivot is made of a half inch diameter steel rod welded to the bottom of the plate and resting into an oversize tie. transpixel
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The blade is in place! It is made of a flat steel strap used by carpenters for connecting beams together. There is a steel tip welded at the end to act as a thin point (while a rail could be filed down to the right shape, the aluminum would not be very robust). The pivot is made of a half inch diameter steel rod welded to the bottom of the plate and resting into an oversize tie.


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