Hi all! I suppose many of us have a second hobby or other things aside from modelling which occupy our free time.  Mine is woodworking and building furniture.  I've ended up dedicating more time to this recently as I have a fully outfitted wood shop at my disposal, though I do enjoy working on detailing and weathering locomotives and rolling stock when I have the chance, as well as a few static diorama scenes approximately 12"x24".

Several years ago there was a discussion about retailers, specifically the Jiffy Rerailer. I gather from that discussion that Jiffy is no longer in business. I cannot find them anywhere on the web.

I am looking for a compact retailer to use in staging and before/after a lift out section as "insurance". Obviously the Atlas rerailer is readily available but it is has a high visual footprint.

Does anyone know if another manufacturer has picked up the Jiffy design?

I'm approaching the point where I need another bulk pack of Kadee couplers.  

Traditionally, I get the ones with the stamped brass centering spring (because that's what I've been accustomed to since I adopted Kadee as my standard decades ago).  But there's been a move to "whisker" type couplers for more and more of their product.

So what are your thoughts on the performance of Kadee #5 centering spring couplers versus Kadee #148 whisker couplers?