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[quote user="7j43k"] Would I be correct in believeing that no one here has any complaints about using the skewer for uncoupling?   Ed <div style="clear:both;"> </div> [/quote] Heavy handed operators can cause deformation of the coupler box and derailing by pressing down too far/hard with a skewer.  Ive operated on a couple of layouts (Kadee couplers) where skewers were banned, and they used some sort of side to side magnet (on a h shaped stick). Edit: It might have been the Rix uncoupler or something similar. Sergent has an uncoupling device to slide under diaphragms.  I had some issues with it due to coupler shanks being too short (diaphragms fully compressed).  Need to get the tailor made coupler for my walthers cars.
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