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Re: It all started with an idea ...
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lugnet.build, lugnet.znap
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Sun, 26 Aug 2001 08:35:55 GMT
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good work.
Seems like the only thing needed was a good idea. Zanp seems perfect to this
with your use of curves here.
Ray Sanders <rsanders@svic.net> wrote in message
news:GInFtr.2yA@lugnet.com...
> An idea that I wanted to build something large-ish using Znap pieces and • all the
> various parts that no-one seems to want to buy. Out of it came <taa-daa>
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> Znap Ferris Wheel
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> <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=6513>
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> This is mostly complete, other than the drive train. I had 2 or 3 tries • using
> various gearing arrangements (most recently using a worm gear and 24T • combo),
> but still have nothing satisfactory. I'm still working on it tho :)
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> The most frustrating part of working with znap is the inter-beam spacing • when
> converted to system stud widths. Typical openings between beams are 1, 3, • 7,
> etc. In the case of the Ferris Wheel, the opening between the adjacent • sides is
> 7 studs. Anyone got any 2x7 or 3x7 plates to spare ? I tried various • stacked
> plate designs, but kept having problems with the plates scraping the • inside
> edges of the znap beams (and keeping the seats from free-rotating). Then I • spied
> a bag of 'Plate 1 x 4 Offset' (4590) and something went click. Using those
> offset plates, I can take a conventional 4x6 or 6x6 plate and center-hang • it in
> the middle of a 7-stud space VOILA! Using a 6x6 plate (I happen to have • green on
> hand) helps to keep the seats on a nice even vertical keel. The 1x6 bar • with
> studs was just an afterthought as a guide to keep the figs from trying to • jump
> ;)
>
> The last picture is a parts blow out of the pieces needed to make one seat
> assembly.
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> Let me know what you think. This has been a 'few minutes here', 'few • minutes
> there' kind of project. Whenever the mood strikes me or a new idea pops up • to
> solve some little issue.
>
> Ray
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