Thanks for the clarification Gormo ! I guess you could also use a piece of brass wire for the DIY coupling. I now just need to convert over 100 wagons and about 50 locos !
No worries Ray, The DIY coupling needs to be thicker than wire. It needs that little bumper bar like the Bachmanns otherwise it will ride over the top of the opposite Bachmann coupling and cause derailments. I tried that when I first started out. They look good but they don`t function well with just wire. If you have dead flat track and no inclines it may work but otherwise build a bumper into the design Ray. Cheers, Gormo
Hi Gormo Looking again at the video, I think that the "stuttering" of the coupling hook from 1:30 to 1:40 is probably caused by two issues. a) the tail is not long enough and so tends to return to normal position between magnets. b) the tail is not parallel to the sleepers when the hook is in the raised position and therefore oscillates depending upon the strength of the magnetic field.
Could be right Ray but I`m over fiddling with that method when the attachment to the top at the back of the coupling hook gives a better outcome overall Cheers, Gormo
I am so very taken with this method (superglue or this one combined). I am going to convert/modify all my couplings for the new layout. (I'll call it "the Gormo method").
Glad you like it Bobby D I would suggest you trial it first on a couple of wagons...........judge for your self whether it`s worth the bother.?? Cheers, Gormo
Fantastic. Great ingenuity.
Thank you very much!
Great thinking Gormo, a very elegant solution to a perennial problem for all model railway operators.
Thanks Ian,
Cheers, Gormo
Gormo thats blooming genius im liking the jig too ,im defiantly adopting your idea to my layout.
Thanks Brian.....go for it mate
Cheers, gormo
Thanks for the clarification Gormo ! I guess you could also use a piece of brass wire for the DIY coupling. I now just need to convert over 100 wagons and about 50 locos !
No worries Ray,
The DIY coupling needs to be thicker than wire. It needs that little bumper bar like the Bachmanns otherwise it will ride over the top of the opposite Bachmann coupling and cause derailments. I tried that when I first started out. They look good but they don`t function well with just wire. If you have dead flat track and no inclines it may work but otherwise build a bumper into the design Ray.
Cheers, Gormo
Hi Gormo
Looking again at the video, I think that the "stuttering" of the coupling hook from 1:30 to 1:40 is probably caused by two issues. a) the tail is not long enough and so tends to return to normal position between magnets. b) the tail is not parallel to the sleepers when the hook is in the raised position and therefore oscillates depending upon the strength of the magnetic field.
Could be right Ray but I`m over fiddling with that method when the attachment to the top at the back of the coupling hook gives a better outcome overall
Cheers, Gormo
Great job Gormo......regards Fred
Thanks Fred,
Cheers, Gormo
I am so very taken with this method (superglue or this one combined). I am going to convert/modify all my couplings for the new layout. (I'll call it "the Gormo method").
Glad you like it Bobby D
I would suggest you trial it first on a couple of wagons...........judge for your self whether it`s worth the bother.??
Cheers, Gormo
And a, and a, and a???
Constructive criticism is welcome and yours is noted for future reference.
Gormo