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Re: Custom Tread Links
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lugnet.build
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Sat, 12 Feb 2005 21:36:40 GMT
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In lugnet.build, David Eaton wrote:
> In lugnet.build, Mark Neumann wrote:
> > Ever thought of the old gears, like from
> > <http://guide.lugnet.com/set/?q=003_1&v=z this> set? I actually don't have
> > any but it seems a small one might work for what you are describing.
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> Huh! I hadn't thought of that, but those old links might work since they've got
> studs on 'em. If only they were available in quantity (and for cheap!)
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> > This is pretty cool Dave. Usually the big treads I see are modified conveyer
> > belt links. Can't wait to see what it goes to.
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> Yeah, most of what I see is conveyor links. Initially I was planning on using
> about 1000-1500 links and doubling them up to 6-wide, but it didn't convey the
> right size for the vehicle. Plus the little holes in each tread looked a bit too
> ... Legoish :)
You can easily get eight wide tracks with the conveyor links, simply attach a
1x8 plate or tile across two lniks spaced appropriately.
The conveyor links are designed to accept 1xn plates where n is greater than
four.
Steve
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| (...) I actually tried that, hoping that they'd stick well, but sadly the links seemed to pop off pretty easily. We sorta had the same problem with NELUG's quarry display, since the plates or bricks we stuck to the conveyor belts would keep popping (...) (20 years ago, 12-Feb-05, to lugnet.build)
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| (...) Huh! I hadn't thought of that, but those old links might work since they've got studs on 'em. If only they were available in quantity (and for cheap!) (...) Yeah, most of what I see is conveyor links. Initially I was planning on using about (...) (20 years ago, 12-Feb-05, to lugnet.build)
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