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After many distractions I finished the USRA draft gear today. http://www.lanestrains.com/USRA_Draft_Gear.jpg It is good at times to not go start to finish and use section views in the assembly drawing! I caught a few mistakes that way! At the suggestion of John Degnan I eliminated the "ear" side screw mounting holes. I have not gotten an OK from my caster yet on the tree size but I hope it will be OK. So far I am heading towards brass with these parts. There as some thin walls that might not hold up to the stress so urethane is not tested yet. As the convention winds down (still bummed about not going) we can al talk about the possibility of new parts coming out. If you only knew what was in the pipeline coming from Lanes Trains! You PRR guys do not have to look forward to what MTH **MIGHT** make. Keep an eye on what I am doing! Prices for the draft gear are still not known. This is a pretty chunky tree and the printing prices have gone crazy since I first started this process. A more generic "one size fits all" draft gear could come after this one. We will have to see how John made out with his visit to Sergent. Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1988 See my finished models at: <http://www.lanestrains.com/> http://www.lanestrains.com Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! See my layout progess at: <http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm> http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm Custom Train Parts Design <http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm> http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls> http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR T&HS*** The other members are not ALL like me! <http://www.prrths.com/> http://www.prrths.com <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf> http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join! <http://www.prslhs.com/> http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL
