Farish Voyager close coupling solutions?

[BertFredStan]

The drawbars that come with the model are a little long for my liking. I don't they can be considered 'close coupling' by modern standards. Has anyone come across a close coupling solution? I wonder if a shorter 3D printed drawbar was out there somewhere?

I've had a look around but can't find anything. I had thought about creating something that could be held by the screw points but would mean unscrewing each time I wanted to put the stock away. Avoiding that would be desirable.

[Vonzack]

Hi,

I don't think I've seen anything around to do this and I'm not sure a 3D printed coupler would be robust enough to deal with coupling and uncoupling, the Farish bars are pretty small.

I wonder if it might be better to get a spare set, cut a piece out of the middle and super glue or epoxy them back together. Will be fiddly though.

Cheers, Mark.

[woodbury22uk]

There is probably enough room to follow Mark's cut and shut suggestion, then reinforcing the joint with some thin walled brass tube. I did try a cut and shut with magnets a few years back which worked OK once I found strong enough magnets. Unit sold on since then.

[BertFredStan]

Yes, I think Mark's suggestion might be the answer. I may in fact have the correct brass tube at hand although I wonder if some heat shrink might suffice. I will have a go and report my findings! Thanks.