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(...) Counter-weight through a pulley or gear system? A lessening counter-weight (classic sand displacement)? Bruce (26 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.adventurers)
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I've received some very good responses here. Jacob Andersen's worm gear idea is what I would do if I were to use a motor, but since gravity already provides energy for the system, a good engineering solution would not use an additional motor. Plus, (...) (26 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) to (...) quantity (...) Amazon.com now has set 5909 available for $19.99. Better grab it soon, since I don't think they'll last. Kevin (26 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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Paul Davidson: [ Structure sinking into the ground at constant speed ] I would see if I could do something with some worm screws (LDraw part 4716), a micro motor (LDraw part 2986), and maybe some gear racks (LDraw part 3743). The worm screws will (...) (26 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) You can use an pendulum clock to time the mechanism so that it sinks at a constant speed. No, I'm not kidding! Take a look at Leo Dorst's LEGO clock: (URL) only need the pendulum, escapement and cogwheel part. The idea would be to use the (...) (26 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.adventurers)
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