and he notes - That's strange - I have a coupler height gauge made by John Bortz back in the 60's. When did you "invent" yours?
Raleigh in cool but comfortable Maine At 04:18 PM 9/1/2008, Trains wrote: >Just a minor thought: Reference coupler height gages and coupler installation. > >When I originaly invented, produced and sold the only (at the time) >S-Scale coupler height Gage, Jack Troxell machined the Master >pattern for me to my specs. The original "Loeb Investments" Coupler >Height Gage was designed based on current scale wheel flange depth, >and therefore could theoretically be used to check coupler heigth >sitting flat on a work surface with car riding on flanges. > >However then as NOW, flange depths vary from one manufacturer to the >other and from different "times" wheels were manufactured. So the >"only" way the height gauge should be used, is to gauge and check >with the NASG (formerly "Loeb Investments") S Scale Coupler Height >Gage stradeling the rails and car sitting on the rails. This may >seem to be obvious to some, maybe not to neophites to the >installation of "magnetic" couplers. > >For those of you wanting to put simulated "scale" couplers (like >Kadee/SHS etc.) on AF/Lionel/K-Lines and others cars still using >Hi-Rail wheels this is especially important, as there is a much >greater variation in flange sizes in Hi-Rail and the truck mounted >coupler also changes coupler heights from one make to the other. > >By the way, it is not a major problem to convert typical AF cars to >Kadee #5/802 or SHS couplers, does require some modification of >coupler drfat gear box and or drilling/tapping a mounting hole. I >have also converted an AF manual/electric uncoupler to work with AF >and Kadee/SHS couplers and it works great. > >So for Scale buffs some help maybe and for highrail buffs some help maybe? > >I am in process of getting my own web site up and running and would >welcome your comments, input etc. >Thanks to those who have already responded...it is appreciated. > ><http://www.trains-4-u.blogspot.com>http://www.trains-4-u.blogspot.com >and comming soon (in a few days) my own domain name: ><http://www.trains-4-u.com>http://www.trains-4-u.com > >S Gaugingly yours, Dr. K. Loeb (Peter) > > >[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/
