I feel a bit wary of that phrase "...clamp hard with pliers..." Seems to me that might be distorting things. MIGHT. When I assemble my couplers, I press gently down on the "top piece" with a toothpick

Chris, It clearly did. Welcome! Ed Edward Sutorik

IF you have a mill, you could build a fixture that could hold and position a coupler body on its side so that: you could cut a groove down the side that would hold the wire. It would both provide easy

I think E-bay is an excellent choice. I look forward to making my first order. Ed Edward Sutorik

George, An interesting point. I used to live in "high humidity", but I moved to "low humidity", with only a few regrets (fireflies come to mind). Ed Edward Sutorik

https://www.amazon.com/uxcell-Precision-Chrome-Bearing-100pcs/dp/B07NVGBL9B/ref=sr_1_10?dchild=1&keywords=1mm+steel+balls&qid=1626031557&sr=8-10 $4.79, including shipping. If Frank does it, he's gotta

1mm Ed Edward Sutorik

Paul, I was suggesting filing some on top and some on the bottom to give you a choice when setting coupler height, not to give you a specific answer. For the same reason, I have Kadee coupler boxes th

Paul, You file some of them from the top, and some of them from the bottom. Then you can pick the one that gives you the best height. Ed Edward Sutorik

I think all three shank lengths (plus "standard") make sense. At this time, I only use non-shelf couplers, as I want to be able to uncouple by lifting vertically. Changing to correct couplers, someday

Tom, Your files only add up to 53.34 MB, so I suspect the 194 MB is the total in Files. I think we get 1 GB, so we're 20% full, then. That said, I do hope the list owner will give some warning regardi

In the Photos section, I have placed two photos of a passenger car uncoupler I made. I also included directions for making one. The name of the album is: "Homebuilt passenger car uncoupler" I will tha

Mark, What is "they are not made"? I just check the Sergent site, and they're for sale. Admittedly, to a limited extent. David, It would be nice to know everything about an item before using it. The b

Randy, The best thing you can do is look over the old messages, Ed Edward Sutorik

Thank you, Frank. Ed Edward Sutorik

I would like an answer to my question of March 19, 2019. Please. I am referring to, if it is not clear, to part number MWRY. Ed Edward Sutorik

So. About that passenger uncoupler: Will it be again be made available? When? It has been out of stock for maybe 6 months. Ed Edward Sutorik

Or, for that matter, the passenger uncoupler. Ed Edward Sutorik

I put the springs in with an X-acto blade. I put the pointy end of either a #16 or the pointy one between the coils. Then I can pick up the spring and put it in the slot/hole. I rarely lose a spring d

Andrew, Thanks for pointing that out. I missed it. So he needs a new printer. And doesn't like the folks who made the old one. Sounds so familiar--I bought a Canon iPf 5100. Ink jet, not 3D. I surely