Credit Don Thompson with this:
Touch a small soldering iron to the seams and it welds the box together. I tried it and it works great. Don't try glue. Super glue seeps in by capillary action and may destroy the centering spring motion. Chuck Smith http://www.trainweb.org/chucksmith/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Nicholson Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 9:16 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Is anyone modeling? Adding Scale Couplers here in Music City The only thing I might add - try using a bit of plastic cement applied with the point of a pin to tack weld the covers, or even Crazy Glue Bob Nicholson --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com> .com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Dave, thanks for the pics. Very good detail is shown. I have copied them > to a word document with your instructions. - Earl Henry > > > In a message dated 2/21/2008 8:52:30 P.M. Central Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > 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 > > > > > > > **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. > (http://living. <http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-du ffy/> aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ > 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > [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/
