From: Alan Lambert Fort Worth, Texas Ed, Well stated. If John is so into yhe "S" Sergent coupler maybe the Best thing for him to do is shell out some money to help get that project up and running instead of bashing the "Kadee" coupler that "everyone" has to use. HE sure has a negative attitude sometimes. My thoughts are like yours. We use what we have and that is OK with me. Alan
________________________________ From: Edward Loizeaux <[email protected]> To: "List, S scale" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 3:16 PM Subject: {S-Scale List} Couplers Part II >> Perhaps Kadee’s are not quite perfect at all times, but being darn good with >> nothing better available makes for a good reason to use them. And that was all I was saying from the start. So I believe we actually agree. Your comments, simply stated, are that Kadee couplers are unrealistic and unreliable. It appears this is an attempt to make the Kadee brand look as poor as humanly possible. That is quite something to say about the industry leader and the most popular coupler for at least the last half century. My thoughts, on the other hand, are that Kadee couplers are realistic enough for the vast majority of users, are sufficiently reliable and simply work better than anything else commercially available. As Bill Lane says about Scalecoat paint: “It simply works!” I am not so sure we really agree on much. I believe too much time is being spent trying to convince potential buyers to get their wallets ready for the great unveiling. Instead, I think it be more productive to spend the same amount of time trying to fix the production problems that are allegedly keeping the new coupler from reaching the end user. Does he need money? Go raise some money. Does he need help in the shop? Go spend Saturdays down there helping. Does he need a consultant to fix the problem? Raise money to pay for a consultant. Helping fix the basic problem is a much better use of time and energy than extolling the virtues of something that nobody can obtain. Just an opinion – controversial, perhaps – but would you want it any other way? Cheers….Ed L.
