gavino200 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 I found this while thumbing through the Kato catalog. http://www.fishpond.co.nz/Toys/Kato-11-719-Coupler-Assembling-Tool-Kato-USA-Inc/4952844117191 It looks like it might be useful. Anyone have any experience with it? Worth getting? Link to comment
tossedman Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Dunno if it's worth it but that seems awfully expensive. This ones much cheaper. http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10003630 Link to comment
gavino200 Posted January 7, 2017 Author Share Posted January 7, 2017 Dunno if it's worth it but that seems awfully expensive. This ones much cheaper. http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10003630 Yeah, it is. I just looked for the first picture I could find. The one you posted is a micro trains. You think they're all interchangeable? Or is a Kato model better for kato coupler. I have a bunch of micro trains cars, but I'm fairly sure I won't be getting any more. Link to comment
inobu Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 (edited) I converted 160 using these tweezers. If you are doing a large amount of the Micro trains then it might be worth it. Those boxes are a pain. Inobu These squeeze in the relaxed position. Edited January 7, 2017 by inobu Link to comment
katoftw Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Yeah, it is. I just looked for the first picture I could find. The one you posted is a micro trains. You think they're all interchangeable? Or is a Kato model better for kato coupler. I have a bunch of micro trains cars, but I'm fairly sure I won't be getting any more. Kato and MicroTrain couplers pretty much are the same thing. Unless you have unsteady old man hands. Save yourself some coin and just use tweezers as exampled above. Link to comment
gavino200 Posted January 7, 2017 Author Share Posted January 7, 2017 (edited) I converted 160 using these tweezers. If you are doing a large amount of the Micro trains then it might be worth it. Those boxes are a pain. Inobu What's the make of those tweezers? I missed the castro-viejo type mechanism when I looked at it first. Very nice. Edited January 7, 2017 by gavino200 Link to comment
gavino200 Posted January 7, 2017 Author Share Posted January 7, 2017 Kato and MicroTrain couplers pretty much are the same thing. Unless you have unsteady old man hands. Save yourself some coin and just use tweezers as exampled above. Nope. My hands are good. As much as anything else, I'm sort of curious how this thing works. Link to comment
cteno4 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Gavin Checkout widget supply,mloadmofmthese kind of clamping tweezer. Press to open, release and they clamp down. Very handy for all sorts of stuff! https://www.widgetsupply.com/category/tweezer-clamp.html Cheers Jeff Link to comment
beakaboy Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 I have a pair of Kadee tweezers which are specially shaped for handling microtrains couplers, but only if they have the curved wire for magnet operation. I used them for assembling couplers. https://kadee.com/htmbord/page1020.htm Link to comment
tossedman Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Yeah, it is. I just looked for the first picture I could find. The one you posted is a micro trains. You think they're all interchangeable? Or is a Kato model better for kato coupler. I have a bunch of micro trains cars, but I'm fairly sure I won't be getting any more. It's posted as both manufacturers on the HS website. The item code is the Kato one. Manufacturer : Kato , Micro-Trains Scale : N Scale , Z Scale Series : Parts List Price : 2,484yenabout21.23USD Sales Price : 2,300yenabout19.66USD Points Acquired : 69pointsOther Currencies JAN code : 4952844117191 Item code : 11-719 1 Link to comment
gavino200 Posted January 8, 2017 Author Share Posted January 8, 2017 Gavin Checkout widget supply,mloadmofmthese kind of clamping tweezer. Press to open, release and they clamp down. Very handy for all sorts of stuff! https://www.widgetsupply.com/category/tweezer-clamp.html Cheers Jeff Awesome. And cheap too. Doubleplusgood! Link to comment
gavino200 Posted January 8, 2017 Author Share Posted January 8, 2017 I have a pair of Kadee tweezers which are specially shaped for handling microtrains couplers, but only if they have the curved wire for magnet operation. I used them for assembling couplers. https://kadee.com/htmbord/page1020.htm Very nice. I always clip off that little wire. But usually after installation. Link to comment
cteno4 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Awesome. And cheap too. Doubleplusgood! Widget is a great place for little hobby tools, usually very decent quality at a good price. Great place to build up the toolbox, but I find it can add up in the shopping cart when I pole around there too much! Cheers Jeff 1 Link to comment
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