How To Build Brian Gorman`s Rotating Magnetic Coupling

[@martinhinsley6198]

Oh Dorothy. Another genius piece of Wiz of Oz miniature engineering. Great stuff Gormo. All the best from Brit Nit

[@greatchesterfordjunction]

G`day Martin, Glad you enjoyed the presentation All the best Gormo

[@1BCamden]

Well done Gormo, really well explained, great invention

[@greatchesterfordjunction]

Thank you kind Sir All the best Gormo

[@davidbarnes7]

Hi Gormo! Thanks for the brilliant vid on how to make your genius magnetic couplings! I've already had a go at it, and, following your instructions found it fairly easy. Great stuff! Kind regards Dave from the U.k

[@greatchesterfordjunction]

G`day David, Good on you mate, you didn`t waste any time....lol Hope you enjoy using them. I have realized there were a couple more details I should have included in the video, so might have to do a follow up video soon. Just for your info.....if you find the uncoupled magnets being attracted backwards towards the bottom of the wagon / weight, introduce a little drop down bar on the connecting rod when it`s being formed. That will stop the magnet straying backwards. Cheers Gormo

[@Gaz3801]

G'day Gormo, Nice video on the 'Gormo-Matic' magnetic couplers. Excellent and I dare say we will be seeing more of these on other layouts in the near future. Cheers, Gary.

[@greatchesterfordjunction]

G`day Gary, Well it`s out there now Gary for people to have a crack at. One of the guys has built it already and another is waiting on the magnets. I realized I left a couple of bits of info out of the video, so a follow up should follow soon. Cheers Gormo

[@michaelbran7993]

I have just made one of your magnet couplings here in UK brilliant idea thanks for the video always great to see your videos

[@greatchesterfordjunction]

G`day Michael, Ah some more being made. Happy to hear people are having a go at these. I like the operation that you can have with this type of coupling, even though hand of God is needed to uncouple, but you can uncouple anywhere. Stay tuned for a follow up video......there are a couple of details I should have covered in the first video and missed them.???? All the best Gormo

[@petertownsend8276]

Gormo, these are brilliant. All I've got to do is produce a version for 2mm scale! Pete

[@greatchesterfordjunction]

G`day Pete, Yes it should work, obviously with a finer wire and smaller magnets. I dare say they would be really fiddly to make in the small scale required there in 2mm. All the best Gormo

[@greatnorthernrailwaytother4711]

Thanks Gormo, cheers Peter from downunder

[@greatchesterfordjunction]

No worries Peter, All the best Gormo

[@paulsotheron710]

Nice job. Mate. 👍🇬🇧

[@greatchesterfordjunction]

Thank you Paul All the best Gormo

[@chriscorrigan7420]

G'day Peter. Good one mate. I reckon something like that would be good on roll over dumpers where they can rotate without uncoupling.

[@greatchesterfordjunction]

Thanks for you comment Chris Cheers Gormo

[@chriscorrigan7420]

@@greatchesterfordjunction G'day Peter. I saw a video on magnetic couplings back a few months now and they were I think from memory [ failing a bit these days ] , made by Marklin to suit HO. only. The idea of them is they are electrical contacts as well as couplings. If you were fitting lighting kits into your coaches you only needed to fit power components only into one coach and the power would transfer through to all of the other coaches. Having N scale it's pretty damn hard to make a power transfer coupling to suit. I learnt some new Russian and German words I've never spoken before because the parts are so small and I can almost put my hand around a football. I'm also in the middle of watching your next coupling show so I'll post this and then re-wind the video and watch and see what other intricate possibilities I might be able to use on a smaller scale. Catch ya later mate.

[@greatchesterfordjunction]

@@chriscorrigan7420 G`day Chris and thanks for the Marklin info. All the best Brian

[@little_britain]

Very nice. I like the Sprat and Winkle myself for goods as it allows for remote uncoupling - but I am unsure whether I will use them for passenger stock.

[@greatchesterfordjunction]

Thank you for your comment. Sprat and Winkle is a good system and actually inspired me because of the bar across the buffers. Passenger stock with my system needs the coupling mounted via a draw bar on the bogies which will be covered in a follow up video. All the best Gormo

[@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204]

great see vid nice work thanks lee

[@greatchesterfordjunction]

Thank you once again Lee All the best Gormo

[@musoseven8218]

Thanks for all your efforts in sharing this Gormo, an ingenious solution that will help many. I've tried I.R glues, not had a lot of luck with them - perhaps I chose the wrong brand 🤔 Couplings are the bane of my life tbh. I take it you are not using TLs with a piece of metal inserted (for magnetic uncoupling as opposed to magnetic coupling), because they're obtrusive and also won't close couple?🤔🤔

[@greatchesterfordjunction]

G`day Muso, The UV glue seems to work well for me, I have used it in different applications and it has held very well. The thing is that it can only set properly if the UV light can see the glue, so in some instances it can`t possibly work. I will continue to use tension locks on my long coach trains and I have a magnetic solution to operate the front coach TL and the rear coach TL on those trains. It requires that the loco has no hook on it`s TL coupling though. You can see it operating at about 35 secs into the video below kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJTPn3aXZrehoas All the best Gormo

[@garydoc]

¡Hola buenas tardes Gormo! Neodymium magnets arrived last Friday. I’ll be checking out UV glue suppliers and, search the wire box for the base material. What’s not to like when it’s a ©️Brian Gorman instructional video. I’ll post the results soon! Stay safe and well. Un saludo. Gary😋

[@greatchesterfordjunction]

G`day Gary, Sounds like you`re almost ready fro manufacture. Hope it works well for you. I mentioned to one of the guys above that I realized there were a couple of bits of information I neglected to include in the video, so may have to do a follow up to video to tie up the loose ends. Good luck Gormo

[@garydoc]

@@greatchesterfordjunction I’ll look out for that update. In the meantime I’ll start preparation works 👍🏻

[@DavidHart-s6y]

When you come to put the wire on the buffers why don’t you leave the wire longer and you can hold it and cut it off when it sets ?

[@greatchesterfordjunction]

G`day David, Yes sir, I tried that on the very first one I made. It certainly is easier, however I`d finish up with a tiny end of the wire just protruding from the glue and felt that could cause issues. So decided to cut the wire shorter so that it would be enclosed within the glue. All the best Gormo

[@spaggtrait1608]

I would guess Lego have a Patent on this idea, and that's one reason why no one else is doing it? Also the obvious problem of tension and non pushability.

[@greatchesterfordjunction]

Maybe, although the Lego couplings from what I can see, don`t resemble a chain in any way, or drop down like mine do. I had to look this up after your comment because I was not aware Lego made rotating couplings. I guess it depends on how similar items are before any legal action starts.? Cheers Gormo

[@rolandhersom239]

Hi Brian, how much weight can it cope with ?

[@greatchesterfordjunction]

G`day Roland, This version has not yet been tested. This version has two magnets per coupling and has more grab than my previous version which had one magnet per coupling. The previous version could pull something like twenty plus wagons from memory and or eleven coaches......don`t quote me on the numbers, I would have to go back and find my tests. So in theory.......this double magnet should pull more than the single version. I have accepted the limitations because I don`t normally run trains anywhere near as long as those tested above. Cheers Gormo

[@Koruvax]

False attraction issues. You and me both, mate ;)

[@greatchesterfordjunction]

Ah !!!!.....tell me about it .....🤔