Has anyone had an issue with reproduction magnetic milk cans for the Lionel 3462 and 3472 operating Milk cars? I have a sense that the magnets may be too strong causing the cans to not slide properly. I'm experimenting with thin tape on the bottom of the milk cans to reduce the magnetic strength.
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Steve; I’ve been using repro milk cans (sold to me by none other than the late Jim Barrett of OGR fame) with both of my 3472 milk cars for roughly 20 years. I have had zero issues with the repro cans properly ejecting from either of my milk cars.
In fact, I’ve found the repro cans with slightly larger magnets to be vastly superior to the original Postwar cans that came with the cars. Postwar cans had a tendency to eject and tumble whereas the repro cans eject and stand up.
Curt
Steve,
Same here. I run three Lionel automatic milk can launchers. I have 7 postwar cans and 14 repops. They all play together nice.
Bill
I had the same problem. The magnets were too strong. My solution was to chip some of the magnet out of the can base. The magnets in my cans were square and I could chip some pieces out of the bottom. They then worked a lot better.
Interesting about the chipping of the magnet. My first thought was that the magnets were not pressed into the cans deep enough and I gave them a tap with a center punch and hammer. I stopped because I was chipping the magnet! Also, tapping the magnet might reduce its strength, which is what I was trying to achieve.
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