Dwight Ennis
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Milpitas, CA
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 | | 03/31/2008 11:33 AM |
| Vic - I made "L" shaped pins from small brass wire. It was also not uncommon for logging lines to make their own similar pins. They work just fine.  | |
Dwight Ennis
Milpitas, CA
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http://www.SantaCruzLumberCo.com
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SE18
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| | 03/31/2008 1:18 PM |
| Dwight,
The photos you provided are really interesting. Thanks | | | |
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kormsen
in the middle of the westparaguayan semi desert
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| | 03/31/2008 1:32 PM |
| as i posted some days ago, i am using fishinghooks for pins now.
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 construction site - keep off! | |
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Semper Vaporo
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Conductor
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| | 03/31/2008 2:53 PM |
| You people are all confused.... THIS is a Lincoln Pin: (Found it on e-bay, but since I use knuckle couplers I don't think I'll bid on it.)
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 C. T. McCullough
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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docwatsonva
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Hendersonville, NC
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| | 04/01/2008 5:54 AM |
| Ken,
Another option might be to go "hybrid". A few years ago I modified an LGB porter. Since I didn't know what it might be pulling, I decided to make the coupling flexible.
I mounted an Ozark L&P pocket and modified a Kadee #835 knuckle to fit into it. Now I can use either type of coupling depending on the service the porter performs.
The pin either holds the loop or the knuckle.
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Greg Vocks
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Taylorville, Illinois
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| | 04/01/2008 6:06 AM |
| Charles, very good.
Doc, Very nice.
Korm, Nice "scrounging." | |
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SE18
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| | 04/01/2008 6:39 AM |
| Here’s other prototypical styles of L&P
The hook, for example
pin for chain or bar (made from a nail; entire car + wheels handcast)
pocket style based on Japan prototype (hand carved, accepts “rivet” pin)
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vsmith
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SoCal
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| | 04/01/2008 7:41 AM |
| | Doc, I'm trying to make the same thing for mine. | |
 Kitbashing, welcome to the Dark Side | |
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rdamurphy
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| | 04/01/2008 7:07 PM |
| Just kind of wondering, if you could "simulate" Link and Pin couplers with magnets, kind of like the Thomas the Tank Engine wooden sets, that couple with them.
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