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Simply beautiful! [^]



In the meantime I have had another prototype - a wooden peg - sent for upgrade. This type has an advantage over the above for those of you who don't like ice cream:






The upgraded uncoupler is seen further down.
This State-of-the-Art uncoupler has no need for a lifting movement. You simply slide it in - the handle is to the right - and push in one direction. Due to the inclined top surface the couplings open and the wagons have disengaged.
No price tag set. Perhaps our webmaster could be persuaded to add the LOGO to it.

Happy Whitsun to all of you

Nice collection, Lutz! Congratulations.
Hope you will find the missing 1996 MHI uncoupler on Ebay soon!

Lutz : you really are as daft as the rest of us which is nice to know.

David

THere is enough Laughter here in this topic to "Break the Bank" [}:)][:p][^]

You can have uncouplers to match the colour of the wagons. what a good idea and it is a fashon statement to the FD.
Nev

Great test Lutz. A friend from Kingsbridge who has been reading the forum just phoned to ask who owns the uncoupler rights as they are interested in buying the firm making them. I said I would get back to him. Perhaps Adrian is high up the list but maybe all who have contributed so far could be equal shareholders and I will broker a deal for our shares if you feel now is the time to sell.

David

Excellent,Lutz.

I'm eating one now, vanilla with chocolate cover

The stick is probably best for rear couplings, though. if I eat many, maybe I find one for front couplings as well.

Trouble with chopsticks is they come in pairs and it is difficult to know which uncouples the front or rear wheel sets. To cover for left handed folk means having four chopsticks.

By now Diesel must be wishing he had not askes the original question !!!!

David

This is going to be BIG:

Environmental impact:
In China alone, an estimated 45 billion pairs of disposable chopsticks are used and thrown away annually.
This adds up to 1.7 million cubic metres of timber or 25 million fully grown trees every year.
To encourage that people use and throw away less, as of April 2006 a five percent tax is added to the price of chopsticks.
This measure is part of the first tax package in 12 years.

Take care, re-use your uncouplers, or they will be taxed! [xx(]

Medical problems:
A 2003 study found that regular use of chopsticks may slightly increase the risk of osteoarthritis in the hand,
a condition where cartilage gets worn off, leading to pain in the hand joints, particularly among the elderly.

Will the same thing happen if you uncouple too often [:0]

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chopsticks

Per.

This is most important information, Nev - many thanks!
Please keep clear from your front porch. We will send 'em to you ...

Due to globalization of business, and in the interests of assisting balance of trade, payments, G8, G9, G..17 ....and whatever, and because of the amount of Marklin sold in Australia, I believe the marklin-user net uncoupler stick should be manufactured from Australian timber.

To facilitate this, I have chopped down the large tree in my front yard. I am gradually cutting it into manageable pieces as we speak, ready to ship to the owners of the uncoupling stick rights. I guess that is Juhan, and the members of the Marklin-user net, or is it now Kingsbridge?



While many of you will condemn the destruction of this oxygen generating species (melaleuca linariifolia, to be exact), I ask you to take note of the contribution by Per,

This makes my expertise with the axe, pale into in-significance. If you wish to be critical, I suggest you first write to the authorities in China.......

Which brings me to another point. The government here is going on about climate change, and what they want us to do about it. Why do they want to change the climate? I find the climate here in Australia perfectly lovely, especially at this time of the year!

And in this regard, apparently, they forbid the destruction of certain trees in neighbourhoods and forests. ... What's that dear?...... a knock at the door? ......... what? .. Forestry Commission???....????? ....Pray .... Knees......??? ...Thank G...... My wife offered them a beer, and got rid of them ...... WHAT, a whole carton!!**##&&**%%. ...... Good woman that, she knows how to protect me!!

Anyway, I am simply being true to the spirit of what it is to be an Australian - give me an axe, and put me near a tree,... etc etc.
If we can make one small contribution to the pleasure of Marklin users world-wide, our loss of one tree will be well served, and we will be satisfied.



I notice that the outer branch ends of the tree may also be used as log loads in flat and stake cars (examples. 4771, 4663, 4459, 4694).

Sorry I did not realise this would cause a rush on these models. What, my dealer has none left in stock either ....... damn!!!!
Steven, place red faces next to these models if they are in the 2007 items. [V][V][V] Three faces should do it.

Intercepted email "Production, Sonneburg, Goppingen ... oh wherever!!! Increase production of models listed above. Australian has caused a rush - quick, quick. Australier hat Anstürme - schnell, schnell verursacht."

I am really sorry about that.[:o)]

regards
Kimball

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Demand is rising in Australia:


Or did I mix something up?

Per.

I use a brush.

David,
I have read a "Top Secret" testing report from the Spy who released the information of the Magnum Uncoupler.
THis report states that if used on Hornby or other foreign equipment it is possible a small explosive charge my go off.
OO Gauge users however my use the standard Ice cream , Sorry Uncoupler stick with complete safty.

preiserlings who have been caght short may apply to the Sweedish Uncoupler Stick Service Centre for a travel voucher to get a free meal. There will be a smalll Admin Charge for this voucher of $10

Post Office has been advised to forward parcels to Germany or Sweeden.

What is wrong with brushes,they do their job.
Uncoupling and painting at the same time.

Nothing. This mini is my very best uncoupler ...

The black marks on the tip, are they coming from sparks when you short circuit the track

Just goes to show nothing better than the New Improved Envionmentally Friendly, Insulated Uncoupler

You mean wood alcohol?? Yes folks if they break, you can recycle your genuine fully insulated Marklin-users.net uncouplers into a still and make wood alcohol?? [^]

Hmm, interesting solutions.

I simply use the rear end of my beer bottle opener (Sorry, not at hand presently for a pic). Always one hand free for the beer bottle [:o)]

Hans Martin

Just add ice cream and you have........ Beeeeeeerrrrrrr...

To try to end the everlasting discussion about Austrailan beer or icecream:



This was shot in Brussels last night, between Grand Place and Brussels Zentral railway station.

I <u>never</u> saw a car with australianbeer.xx, which should mean that icecream is more important to the Australians than beer.

Sorry, Nev

I didn't think of that.
Now I will have a Norwegian beer, as I did not get any icecream today.