In the past I worked for Precision Metalsmiths, and the Kolcast -Mercast (frozen Mercury) Company. Anything can happen.in a foundry (Like molten brass getting poured down an employees boot??? When I had my own shop I cast a plastic HO Pioneer loco as a "tree" of parts. Absolutly perfect. Then for the next 10 days nothing came out right.
At my age I am eliminating ALL OF my S scale except the KND and other trolley models, or Sn3 East Broad Top. I always use KD couplers. If a new realistic coupler comes out I will use it. I have never seen ANY Sergent coupler. And with the result of my glaucoma eye operation I can't tell whats there anyway. Have fun. Anyone have Tomlinson Traction Couplers in S Scale??????????????????? John Armstrong ----- Original Message ----- From: Alan Lambert To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2012 8:10 PM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: Another Update From Sergent - Enough is enough! From: Alan Lambert Fort Worth, Texas John, I also agree with Michael.And as you have stated the problems that have popped up, we need to chill out and waite. Anybody that has done castings knows of the drawbacks that can and will happen. We all need to give Sergent a break and in the long run we will see something. Investment casting is not that easy when you are faced with what he has run into. The molds have to be changed to do that. He is working on that, and I for one will give him chance. You have helped alot also. Alan From: John Degnan <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, August 2, 2012 6:37 PM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: Another Update From Sergent - Enough is enough! The sound of logic and reason. Thanks Michael. John Degnan [email protected] [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Ostertag To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2012 07:19 PM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: Another Update From Sergent - Enough is enough! Ok, so since I am "new" (November of 2011) to S Scale, here is my view on this. I originally planned on equipping all my rolling stock and locomotives with sergent's couplers. Now since they aren't currently available, I asked some folks if they had some they weren't going to use and received a few in the mail. Now two or three pair, isn't going to make a railroad run very well. So....I have turned to KD's 802 in the interim. Now once the Sergent couplers are available on a regular basis, I will re-equip my rolling stock and locomotives with the sergent couplers and put the KD's up for sale. This to me is the best compromise. If for some reason things fall completely apart at sergent and they don't come out at all, I'm still going to be able to run my railroad. Michael Ostertag __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 7350 (20120802) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 7350 (20120802) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com
