Hose clamps? If the screw part of a hose clamp isn't going to cause
balance problems why not use small wire wraps? I use them all over to
replace hose clamps, only downside is not reusable but they are cheap.
Wire wraps and duct tape are staples in my repair box, scale and 1 to 1.
Carey
Carey Probst
Pennsyltucky RR
Chief Micorferroequineologist
On 7/16/2013 8:59 AM, JCRooney wrote:
Bill,
Glad you included a photo with that. What is it they say: "a picture is
worth a thousand words". So you made a collar to fit over the acetyl
plastic pronged molding then bored through it to the shaft and threaded
the collar for set screws? I know: "that's what I said", but I'm just
trying to get it straight for the probably hundreds of us who have one
or more of these causing problems.
Another solution I used on the RR Allegheny models is to drill through
the coupling and the shaft with a carbide micro drill and insert a wire
to secure the whole thing.
And if we just had somebody to make us the equivalent of little bitty
hose clamps life would be even better -- NWSL/OSO are you listening?
Chris Rooney
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