Hmmmm. Why couldn't you replace the ball with a polarized magnet? That way you could hold a wand polarized in the opposite direction UNDER the coupler and it would repel and lift the ball. You could

Hi Dave, I was thinking of two facing cars, apart some distance, with their knuckles still closed. So, like the prototype, I'd have to open one of them to allow them to couple as opposed

http://www.irritatedvowel.com/Railroad/Details/Couplers/Default.aspx Pat, from what I understand, the magnet raises the ball and a pick of some kind moves the knuckle. (Everyone at the club uses a

Hi Pat, Not quite... Like a prototype coupler, when the locking mechanism is lifted the knuckle is free to open when the engineer pulls away. Also like a prototype coupler, you *may* run into a

My first experience was with nickel-plated rails - three of them with 27" diameter curves. The first time I ever saw Me too! I'd prefer real prototype springs but I don't think they'd fit plus

I forgot to mention that AF-1's were numbered 11000-11699. FYI: I'm doing an article on the SAL turtle-back cars for RP CYC Vol. 13. Pat Wider

Tom, If I understand you correctly, after application of the magnetic wand held above the coupler or a surplus super-conducting collider magnet held even higher, one still has to get access to the

Pat, I was at Michael's (a craft store) the other day and noticed they have a wide selection of small gage wire on spools that may be perfect for making non-functional replacement springs. I got some

That's fine - then just make them look like real springs! And thanks for the kind words! Pat Wider

Pat Wider! When I cut my teeth in model railroading, American Flyer had chrome plated journal boxes on sheet steel sideframe trucks. The first time I ever saw real looking truck they were HO sprung

There are no typos in my message. AF-2's were numbered 11700-11999 and 22000-22199. A-1's were numbered 9011-9060. Pat Wider

Why sprung? The toy cars aren't heavy enough to compress the springs anyway and they don't equalize so why bother? They also don't roll as well as they could. I hate HO "sprung" trucks. And while I'm

Hello again everyone, We appreciate your requests for bulk packages of #78 couplers and we'll seriously consider it. Thanks to those who commented about our #205 coupler height gauge. It

Rob Manley asked:"As for my request, how about a scale coupler height gauge?"And Ben Hom answered: "Just take one of the current production Kadee coupler height gauges and replace the #5 with a #58,

Please Mr. Sam At Kadee, Yes, I vote for the 78s in bulk, too, as well as : A USRA STYLE ANDREWS FREIGHT CAR TRUCK - sprung, of course. Please, please, please --- Thanks! Steve Busch Duncan,

Sam at Kadee, Yes, please. Let's have bulk packs of #78s. Gene Green

I show 10000-10999 being AF-2's. So you're saying 10000-10199 were not the same as 10200-10999? I know the latter are AF-2's from photos. Did you mean to write A-2 (instead of AF-2)? Was there an A-1

PSC 10-30, Climax roof Ralston, inverse 4-3 Dreadnaught ends, Viking roof Greenville, 5-4 Dreadnaught ends, Viking roof Greenville, 5-4 Dreadnaught ends, Viking roof. 72100-72124 didn't have end

List, Pardon me in regard to wasting bandwith to correct the last paragraph in my post regarding these couplers. It should have read "Kadee" 58/78--- not Quad. The finger on the button in

List, In mid-June, I purchased a set of assembled Sargent Couplers (#EC87A-125) along with the Magnetic Uncoupling Wand. The price for the two items with shipping was $18.00. You get five assembled