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US style couplers
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 19 Apr 1999 20:26:39 GMT
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johnneal@uswest&spamless&.net
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I will preface this by saying I spent a good amount of time trying to
come up with an alternate coupler design that excludes buffers as we
have here in the States. Feeling frustrated, suddenly it occured to me
like an epiphany [1]-- just <gasp> cut them off. And I did, and I like
them [2]. No solution works as elegantly. In fact, they could be
produced as I cut them by TLG and they would be fine (*if* they extended
the 2x2 black tile into a 2x4). Also, we need a coupler that is
designed to mount to the front and back of an engine, not on the trucks.
Now, who will hear my confession for cutting bricks?;-)
[1] I honestly did not consider this option until that moment...give me
credit for that?
[2] I only cut a few, not all.
-John
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 | | Re: US style couplers
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| I've simply used 2x2 plates that have a rounded end (looking down on them) with a hole at the rounded end. It accepts the magnet holder piece from the coupler and eliminates the rather unsightly 'buffer' things. To get the height right, you can (...) (25 years ago, 20-Apr-99, to lugnet.trains)
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