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Subject:	Hailfire Droid wheel explorations
Newsgroups:	lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, lugnet.znap
Date:	Mon, 6 Dec 2004 23:15:15 GMT
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The other night, I started exploring what uses can be made of the big gear wheel from the Hailfire Droid. Having plenty of ZNAP beams handy, I used a few of them as a gear box to hold the wheel.

The first attempt was to use four 8-tooth gears, in the next pin hole out from the center. That worked, but there appears to be an issue with the inside-curvature of the big droid wheel (an inverted gear as I think of it) and the tight turning radius of the 8-tooth gears. Much chattering of the gear teeth was heard. So I switched up to 40-tooth gears (as shown above). Very smooth action now... and quiet ! Someone in another thread remarked that the droid wheel could have used some pin-holes (for securing to an object).. I concur on that.

Onward to practical uses ! (like using it to drive my ferris wheel)

Ray

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		Re: Hailfire Droid wheel explorations
I've been thinking, there's gotta be some way one could adapt one or two of those hailfire droid wheels for a turntable assembly, like for a crane project or to build a rotating restaurant on top of. Anyone got any ideas or photos that might help? (...) (20 years ago, 6-Dec-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, lugnet.znap)

		Re: Hailfire Droid wheel explorations
Ray Sanders wrote: ... (...) That's what a power drill is for. :) Excuse me for a moment while I prepare for the inevitable onslaught. :) >> Mark (20 years ago, 6-Dec-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, lugnet.znap)

		Re: Hailfire Droid wheel explorations
In lugnet.build, Ray Sanders wrote: Version 2: now I have hard points on one side to attach it to something... and I have complete clearance on the edge on the wheel... (URL) The two halves are held together with eight p/n 32207 ( apparently a ZNAP (...) (20 years ago, 7-Dec-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, lugnet.znap, FTX)

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