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Time to add a short piece of brass chain<br />
between the coupler lift bar and the<br />
Accucraft coupler. You only need four or<br />
five chain links, this depends on the size<br />
of chain you have on hand. The chain<br />
links I used are slightly on the small size,<br />
so I will solder them to the lift bar. I<br />
would normally prefer to slide the top link<br />
over<br />
the end loop on the lift bar. (See<br />
boxcar lift bar in a previous photo). The<br />
ring through the coupler lift pin was made<br />
from brass wire. Wind several wraps<br />
around a ¼ inch drill bit shaft and cut<br />
rings<br />
from brass “spring”. Pass the ring<br />
through the bottom link of the chain and<br />
the coupler lift pin, and then solder the<br />
ring closed. Just make sure the chain<br />
length is kept to the minimum for smooth<br />
operation.
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