Dave, The only thing I can think of to improve on what you have done is to get one of KD's Spring Picks. I have used tweezers, knife blades, and screw drivers and find the spring pick works best. Something about the shape makes them hold the spring better and the price isn't too bad. Maybe three bucks.
I like the block of wood idea. Never thought of that. Bob Boring ----- Original Message ----- From: ctxmf74 To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 6:52 PM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Is anyone modeling? Adding Scale Couplers here in Music City --- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Dave, I would welcome being able to see a photo of how you do it without any > special tools. Hi Earl, I put some photos in the photo section in a new album called Assembling KD 802 couplers. The trick is to undercut the slot on the end of a piece of scrap wood to the correct width and taper so you can slide the trip pin in and place the box under it as shown. Holding the spring by the next to last coil with tweezers is more secure than trying to use a screw driver or knife blade. If you don't want to tack the lids on with a soldering iron you can carefully hold the lid in place and screw the coupler to the car but if you ever remove it and forget that it is not tacked it will come apart. Some boxes hold with just the pressure of snapping on the lid and will stay together if you are carefull. If you can't see the photos in the photo section let me know and I'll email them direct to you....dave [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
