I honestly wonder how many S modelers actually DO need the wide boxes because they actually DO have really, really, really tight curves? I'd wager to be that MOST people in this debate (if not the majority of people on this group) really would NOT need it and don't have such curves that require it.
This is not Tom York's S-Trains group, after all... although the dividing lines do seem to be a bit blurry... John Degnan [email protected] [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: ctxmf74 To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 06:31 PM Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: coupler swagger and sway I agree and don't need the wide boxes for my curves but these things are designed for the worst case scenario like a 24 inch radius with reverse curve, so they have a built in safety cushion. I tried some O KD's on Lionel track once and they could work on 13.5 inch radius with no problems.Don't know what the minimum operating radius is for the S scale KD's but about 17 inches would be prototypical for the tightest normal tracks I recall seeing....DaveBranum
