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Hello gang!
Here is finally a working GBC module ferris wheel made out of ZNAP.
After many reflexions, I wanted to put at a good use some of my ZNAP pieces.
I was thinking for quite a while on how to use a ferris wheel for the GBC.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=2332259
The unloading part is easy, but the loading part gave me some work to do...
Then I got the idea of dropping the balls vertically onto the baskets. It works
at about 90% which is just good enough to have a good try.
I displayed it last weekend in the JFF in Charlottetown, PEI
<http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=235498>
It worked twice for 5 hours in a row. (WAY too long! but quite a test for the
modules). The balls missing the baskets went on the floor sometimes and the kids
were always enjoying collect them and put them back into the circuit...
The way I use the orange tower was the solution I chose in order to use the
Ferris wheel. I would prefer to build a different "feeding" method, but it takes
time!!!
Enjoy the movie (poor quality)
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Legomotive/NovaLUG-shows/PEI/gbc-movie1.avi
The second module is a simple one, yet 100% reliable! A track on the bottom of
the entry basket,
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=2332263
and a serie of rotating technic plate 1x5
<http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=2711>
The sloping angle can vary, but it can't climb on a high angle. In the position
it is in, ther is never 2 balls climbing together, even if there is lots of them
coming in at the same time.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=2332261
Enjoy this movie:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Legomotive/NovaLUG-shows/PEI/gbc-movie2.avi
I realize that I will have to take more and better pictures...
LMKWYT, JM
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In lugnet.znap, Steve Hassenplug <steve@teamhassenplug.org> wrote:
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> At 01:49 PM 2/20/07, Jean-Marc Détraz wrote:
> > Here is finally a working GBC module ferris wheel made out of ZNAP.
>
> I forgot there is a ZNAP group on Lugnet... :)
Yeah, I forgot them too in my pile, but they happily resurfaced. ;~D
>
> > Enjoy the movie (poor quality)
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Legomotive/NovaLUG-shows/PEI/gbc-movie1.avi
> >
> >
I uploaded the movie again, but without result... I dont know what is wrong the
2 other movies I uploaded were successful...
I might e-mail it to you so you can view it and maybe post it somewhere...
>
> I always find those loud ball-pumps very
> annoying. But, still, it's very cool. I like your stuff.
> Steve
Thanks! I'm working on a really cool module, but it's not completed yet and I go
back on the road for a couple of months, so it'll wait...
JM
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