DIY how to, homemade link and pin couplers

Garden Railroading
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Heres a simple and dirt cheap way to make link and pin couplers for cars like HLWs mini series

NOTE: as of 7/2009 I am cleaning out old photos, this series of pics is now self-contained in this PDF file you can download or print:

http://gold.mylargescale.com/vsmith/DIY_LinkandPin.pdf

Have fun

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Cool, Cool…Will make Triggy take back all those bad things he said about your kitbashes [(-D]

I am glade I have the stuff to do it with! Still dirt poor country boy thou.

Toad

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That was deffinetly EASY and Cheap

Dave

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Tadpole:

I have never bad mouth any of Vic’s projects, I have admitted my envy at his skills many time. OTOH I have “putzed” with him a few many times about having more pieces of motive power than liniar feet of track. Many times I have asked him if he was ever interested in leasing or renting options.

Vic:

Thanks for this article, I’ve been stumbling over how to link some logging disconnects.

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Triggy was joking with Vic and did not mean to PO you…KISSY, KISSY?

Toad

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Drama Queen? LMAO

Toad

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Well vic I got changed my link and pins to your system. What a sweat sytem you came up with. The only thing a did different was use loops instead of the wire with two small loops on the ends. I got them on the mini log cars and my engine. It runs great and looks sooooo much better. It actually looks more realistic now.

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Thats great, please post a pic or two, i’d love to see how they came out. Vic

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Pic-tures???

Toad

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Here you go. I just have to add some chain.

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Un-popped 1/16" Pop-Rivets for pins, great idea !

Reynold

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This is part 2,

This coupler is designed around an HLW minicar with Bachmann small diameter ore car wheels instead of the large wheels that come with the kit.

Note: as of 7/2009 this second part is also in the self-contained PDF file from first post

http://gold.mylargescale.com/vsmith/DIY_LinkandPin.pdf

Have Fun

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Really nice job, Vic. You’re quite a craftsman.