Wife should go into train repair

Yes my wife has put the tires on many of my locos its them long skinny fingers and the long nails there like a pair of tweezers and needle nose pliers combined great tools wouldent know what to do without her.

                                                                                      Jeff

Check out the old Lionel and Gilbert factory photos and see who is building the trains. 

Wellllll......  

If I dared suggest that it is a common perception throughout many industries that female dexterity is measurably better than that of the male particularly for the handling and assembly of small, delicate components,

......would it precipitate the usual tour of the manure spreader through this thread?

Yes, probably.

I'm sorry.

BTW, my wife has provided the same sort of assistance in doing things for which my attempts have been properly labeled "Klutz".    Besides, this is her hobby, too.  Who am I to create stereotypical domains?

Peace.

KD

And if she can cook well, man, you've got a prize

Plastic surgeons and dentists, both male and female, generally make excellent modelers. The required dexterity in both professions is a definite asset in doing fine, detailed work such as model train repairs or modifications.

I'm not that great with tiny things (big, arthritic hands) but the comment about most women having smaller hands and thinner fingers is spot on. Most of us are used to using our nails as tiny pry bars and screwdrivers, even if we shouldn't. In addition, a house with more than one craft often has tools that can be handy. The guys are polite about my stash of jewelry tools, and I'm polite about the train ones, but if I need a bigger wire cutter or they need the tiny chain-nose pliers, we're good. 

Never underestimate the value of someone looking at a task from a different perspective, either. Oh, the face palm effect when you've been struggling awhile, they glance at it and say "Is there any reason you can't..." and you realize the big obvious thing you missed...

THAT TASK RESIDES SOLELY WITH ME AND MY TRAIN BUDDIES