Sounds like the Walthers Kadee Clones would be right up your alley, Bob. Your fellow curmudgeon,
"S"ring Bob _________________________________ --- In [email protected], Bob Werre <bob@...> wrote: > > My personal feelings are that that entire coupler box is a terrible > design. The old #5 done slightly larger perhaps with the more modern > whisker designed springs, put in a normal plastic box would have made me > very happy. IMHO the 802's really offered very little in benefits > except better coupling with vertical differences. > > Bob Werre > > On 6/16/11 1:45 PM, JamesM wrote: > > > > What I use is a cross-lock tweezer used in electrical and jewelry > > soldering to hold the Kadee box and coupler shank together while I > > place the spring with a needle & thread. Haven't lost a spring in > > quite a while. I also seal the box with a soldering iron (hint on this > > list) as I think the box is made of delrin and had no luck with glues > > holding; although the current discussion about delrin glues may solve > > that problem. Really dumb question; other than this being some kind of > > right of passage, why are these kits and not complete couplers? > > James Mc. > > Long Beach, Ca > > > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com>, > > "ctxmf74" <ctxm@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com>, > > tennsgauge@ wrote: > > > > Can someone recommend a clamp, or whatever its is called. that I > > could buy > > > > at a hobby lobby or similar store. > > > > > > > > > > > I have some photos in the photo section of how to assemble these > > without many special tools, just a piece of wood with a slot cut into > > it to hold the coupler in place.The photo file is named "assembling KD > > 802 couplers" .....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: [email protected] [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/
