I made mine from cocktail sticks with the handle made from plastic cotton bud sticks and I keep one at each operating station. They work the same but no chance of poking myself in the belly if I bend over. Stay safe Ben, David.
Oh that would hurt! I used to always put them on my ear, but they would always fall off. I remeber an article of someone making them out of mcdonalds coffee stir sticks, but I can't remember where I saw that.
Creative Rails yep I tuck it between my ear and glasses so it stays in place but then I usually forget it’s there and end up leaving the train room and forget to bring it back down. I should just buy a pack of skewers and place them all over the darn room. Hahahaha
Thanks for the tip Benny. I guess every modeler has their personal favorite for an uncoupling tool, but the universal problem is that it is never handy when you need to use it. You found a nifty solution to that problem. Take care. Art...
You should sell these! You’ll make a million dollars! Brand it, market it, sell it. (What are you doing Mark? Steal his idea and make them yourself. You’ll make a million dollars.) Jokes aside, great idea. I like the lanyard part, I’m always losing my uncoupler.
Hey Bennie. Did you file a flat spot on the pointed end of the Skewer? The flat side gripes the side of the Coupiler easier. Also great idea from using Layards from the Dollar Store.
thinking outside the box? I watched this video 6 times and I just couldn't find the box. so not sure what was sitting outside of it. nice idea on the uncoupling tool