Alex, First, you need a very pliable erase such as this:
http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/930065/Prismacolor-Magic-Rub-Eraser-White/ One eraser should do about 50 cars. The best way to describe the process is to view the photos that I just posted to the group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/photos/album/1141978419/pic/list The corner snubbers help center the coupler and there's enough give in the rubber to allow the coupler to pivot but stay centered. It's a pretty cheap solution and takes very little time. Give it a try. Bob Frascella Wenham, MA On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 8:24 AM, Alex Binkley <[email protected]>wrote: > ** > > > > Interesting idea, Bob. Could you explain how you cut it. Would it be the > same size as the spring or enough to fill the coupler box? > > cheers > > > > To: [email protected] > > From: [email protected] > > Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 06:49:03 -0500 > > Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} #808 vs. SHS couplers > > > > > I like the 802's but really don't like the slack action especially with a > > long train. I started eliminating the centering spring and instead > filling > > the space where the spring goes with a small "snubber" cut from a piece > of > > soft white rubber eraser. It keeps the coupler centered and provides some > > shock absorption but eliminates the slack. Give it a try. > > > > > > [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: [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/
