Jim, Nice to see the new design. New product and ideas are always welcome. Ed Kozlowsky Sanford, Maine sscale.org
>________________________________ > From: SMMW <[email protected]> >To: [email protected]; S Scale Progressive Group ><[email protected]> >Sent: Tuesday, April 2, 2013 7:51 PM >Subject: {S-Scale List} SMMW - new draft gear set coming soon > > > >The SAL B7 boxcar patterns will be ordered this week following last-minute >design tweaking (more details added). This project incorporates new items >that will be spun off as detail parts sold separately in my product line. > >There has been a lot of discussion over the years about excessive slack action >in Kadee’s 802 coupler. Some modelers don’t mind, others hate it. Following >several months of discussion and exchanging design ideas with John Degnan >(he’s the “inspiration” to this new product), I’m pleased to announce that the >basics of his idea will soon become a reality in the form of a coupler box >that incorporates a Phosphor Bronze spring and the 802 coupler … with NO slack >action! > >The design is done, reviews are wrapping up and preliminary patterns will be >ordered with the B7 parts later this week. The SLAs will be copied in >urethane and testing started soon after. At present, the spring design >remains to be finalized but testing will provide suitable information to make >a production decision. At that time, additional patterns will be purchased >for use as production “masters” and the draft gear set will be available as a >kit with and without 802 couplers for modelers wanting to upgrade without >having to purchase extra couplers. > >BTW, the coupler box/lid combo has the same screw boss spacing as the Kadee >box so simply swapping old Kadee boxes with my design is easy. No new holes >to drill or old holes to plug! > >Here’s the link to proposed draft gear set (minor changes are likely but these >images provide the general idea): >http://www.smokymountainmodelworks.com/S_detail_parts.html > >Jim King >President, Smoky Mountain Model Works, Inc. >Ph. (828) 777-5619 >www.smokymountainmodelworks.com > >Trainmaster, Craggy Mountain Line RR >www.craggymountainline.com > >
