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Remote Decoupling
I’ve been playing with an idea similar to Andy’s design. It uses a mini servo and aTam Valley turnout control. I cut a hole in the 1/2” thick homosote the same shape as the servo. The servo is also 1/
I’ve been playing with an idea similar to Andy’s design. It uses a mini servo and aTam Valley turnout control. I cut a hole in the 1/2” thick homosote the same shape as the servo. The servo is also 1/
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Dale Buxton
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Can anyone convert CAD files?
Have you tried Autodesk Fusion 360? It’s free to download and free for a year under personal non-commercial use. It will open just about every 3D file I’ve seen. But I wonder if the Sergent files migh
Have you tried Autodesk Fusion 360? It’s free to download and free for a year under personal non-commercial use. It will open just about every 3D file I’ve seen. But I wonder if the Sergent files migh
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Dale Buxton
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Blackstone cars and Locos
The pivot point ( the post with the threaded hole where the coupler cover screw goes) on Blackstone cars is only the same diameter and tapper on the box and stock cars (same under frame). The gons, fl
The pivot point ( the post with the threaded hole where the coupler cover screw goes) on Blackstone cars is only the same diameter and tapper on the box and stock cars (same under frame). The gons, fl
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Dale Buxton
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Membership
You don’t have to have the springs in there you know. They are only there to keep the coupler in specific position for coupling. I personally don’t use the springs and they work fine for me without th
You don’t have to have the springs in there you know. They are only there to keep the coupler in specific position for coupling. I personally don’t use the springs and they work fine for me without th
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Dale Buxton
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HOn3 Sharon coupler box w/centering spring action
Maybe. I was kind of thinking the same thing. Question is, do you make it to scale with a scale size buffer casting opening or do you make it to a 714 clone width opening? Hmmmmmm... Dale Buxton
Maybe. I was kind of thinking the same thing. Question is, do you make it to scale with a scale size buffer casting opening or do you make it to a 714 clone width opening? Hmmmmmm... Dale Buxton
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Dale Buxton
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Making the plunge!
Ed, Funny you should ask about an after market coupler box for Sergent Sharon couplers in HOn3. Right now I’m working on a design to send to Shapeways to have them do in some kind of nylon. I’m not pr
Ed, Funny you should ask about an after market coupler box for Sergent Sharon couplers in HOn3. Right now I’m working on a design to send to Shapeways to have them do in some kind of nylon. I’m not pr
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Dale Buxton
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Comments on proposed Sharon box
I totally Agree with all of your comments. Dale
I totally Agree with all of your comments. Dale
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Dale Buxton
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[SergentEng] Lighting the uncoupling wand
Thank you Jon, What an inovative and and useful idea. I just had an idea to add this. You could use some heatshrink tubing to attach the two instead of tape Dale Buxton
Thank you Jon, What an inovative and and useful idea. I just had an idea to add this. You could use some heatshrink tubing to attach the two instead of tape Dale Buxton
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Dale Buxton
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[SergentEng] Re: New HO narrow coupler box now available
Well John, I know that Duncan has stressed over the lack of the self centering issue about Sergent's since he first got his hands on some. That, and the fact that they won't mate easily or automatical
Well John, I know that Duncan has stressed over the lack of the self centering issue about Sergent's since he first got his hands on some. That, and the fact that they won't mate easily or automatical
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Dale Buxton
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[SergentEng] Re: New HO narrow coupler box now available
People, people, people, I am struggling to figure out why it is so paramount to have a special self-centering coupler box for the Sergent RNB87K Sharon coupler. Am I missing something here? As already
People, people, people, I am struggling to figure out why it is so paramount to have a special self-centering coupler box for the Sergent RNB87K Sharon coupler. Am I missing something here? As already
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Dale Buxton
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[SergentEng] Made your own coupler boxes?
Tim, I use one of two solutions. One, is to use the bottom half of a Kadee 714 coupler box. This half has the Kadee pivot pin with the screw hole in it. It is the same(ish) general diameter as the Ser
Tim, I use one of two solutions. One, is to use the bottom half of a Kadee 714 coupler box. This half has the Kadee pivot pin with the screw hole in it. It is the same(ish) general diameter as the Ser
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Dale Buxton
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[SergentEng] Sharons for a MTL C&S coal car (gondola)
Jeff, let me ask you this, While the Accumate draft gear boxes look great and enhance the look of the cars. I found that they interfered with the truck swing on the MTL Reefers. They hung up on the ba
Jeff, let me ask you this, While the Accumate draft gear boxes look great and enhance the look of the cars. I found that they interfered with the truck swing on the MTL Reefers. They hung up on the ba
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Dale Buxton
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[SergentEng] Coupler & air hose
Those are the ones! This size is almost the same size as an HO scale Glad-Hand. Use the un-plated ones. The Nickel Plated ones are almost impossible to paint or glue to! Use "GOOP" cement. Its the onl
Those are the ones! This size is almost the same size as an HO scale Glad-Hand. Use the un-plated ones. The Nickel Plated ones are almost impossible to paint or glue to! Use "GOOP" cement. Its the onl
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Dale Buxton
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[SergentEng] Coupler & air hose
I model HOn3. I'm making my own magnetic automatic air hoses using 1mm dia. round, flat magnets I found on the internet from a guy the that calls himself "THE SUPER MAGNET GUY". I attach them with GOO
I model HOn3. I'm making my own magnetic automatic air hoses using 1mm dia. round, flat magnets I found on the internet from a guy the that calls himself "THE SUPER MAGNET GUY". I attach them with GOO
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Dale Buxton
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[SergentEng] Re: Hexavalent Chromium
Hexavalent Chromium was the main topic of poisoning discussed in the movie "Erin Brockovich". PG&E, (Pacific Gas and Electric) once used it in some cleaning process in Natural Gas Production. After PG
Hexavalent Chromium was the main topic of poisoning discussed in the movie "Erin Brockovich". PG&E, (Pacific Gas and Electric) once used it in some cleaning process in Natural Gas Production. After PG
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Dale Buxton
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Sharon Loco Pilot Couplers?
Frank, Any projection on when the Sharon pilot couplers will be available? Dale Buxton
Frank, Any projection on when the Sharon pilot couplers will be available? Dale Buxton
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Dale Buxton
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[SergentEng] Pilot couplers
WARNING John! If your new layout has curves with anything less than 24" radius, the Accumate coupler box will not allow your cars trucks to swing all of the distance they need to make the curve. Been
WARNING John! If your new layout has curves with anything less than 24" radius, the Accumate coupler box will not allow your cars trucks to swing all of the distance they need to make the curve. Been
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Dale Buxton
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Pilot couplers
As a side note here. On D&RG narrow gauge locomotives the couplers did not extend over the pilot cages prow. Meaning, that it was impossible to couple these locomotives pilot to pilot. The pilot prows
As a side note here. On D&RG narrow gauge locomotives the couplers did not extend over the pilot cages prow. Meaning, that it was impossible to couple these locomotives pilot to pilot. The pilot prows
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Dale Buxton
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Pilot couplers
If you put the Sharon's that you mount on the brass tenders end beam in an old Kadee 714 coupler box, the pilot of the second brass engine behind it will NEVER have any through the train shorting out
If you put the Sharon's that you mount on the brass tenders end beam in an old Kadee 714 coupler box, the pilot of the second brass engine behind it will NEVER have any through the train shorting out
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Dale Buxton
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[SergentEng] Re: New Sharon couplers
Chris, Based on my research, there is only one maker of Neo-lube. It's a trade marked product. There are 2 versions, the one MicroMark and PBL sell is version #2. MicroMark sells its version in the or
Chris, Based on my research, there is only one maker of Neo-lube. It's a trade marked product. There are 2 versions, the one MicroMark and PBL sell is version #2. MicroMark sells its version in the or
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Dale Buxton
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