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Re: Custom Tread Links
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lugnet.build
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Sat, 12 Feb 2005 23:03:55 GMT
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Geoffrey Hyde <gDOThyde@bigpondDO*stopspam*TnetDOTau>
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"David Eaton" <deaton@intdata.com> wrote in message
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> In lugnet.build, Steve Lane wrote:
> > You can easily get eight wide tracks with the conveyor links, simply
> > attach a
> > 1x8 plate or tile across two lniks spaced appropriately.
>
> 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 off.
They seem much less likely to pop off if you can get them to snap on
properly. And I really mean snap on, with an audible snapping sound. I've
had 1x3 plates (the smallest that will fit) on these tread links pretty much
stay there for a few hours. It almost sounds like there's a molding
tolerance issue with these tread links. It will be interesting to see how
well the links used in 7258 work.
> I had hoped that having a double-wide conveyor would help. After all,
> there were
> 3 center posts connecting each link, and 6 all together, as opposed to the
> quarry, where there were just 2 per link. But it still kept spitting off
> teeth
> nonetheless. Not sure if it's because of the friction with the ground, or
> if
> it's because the gaps between the links are tight enough so that they
> force the
> plates off. Anyone had similar difficulties?
The most success I found trying to cure the problem is once what appears to
be the centre of the link you're securing to snaps, you ought to be okay.
It's a really loud, audible, snapping sound.
> > The conveyor links are designed to accept 1xn plates where n is greater
> > than
> > four.
>
> Actually, you can fit on 1x3 bricks or plates (or larger)-- the links fit
> widthwise just BARELY within the walls of a 1x3. I was so psyched when I
> first
> heard that (always wanting to attach stuff to conveyors), but I guess I
> never
> had much luck.
It's a pity one can't fit on the 1x4 or larger bricks, when LEGO made the
molds for them they forgot to cap the strengthening bars at a level that
would allow the bricks to snap onto chain links, and indeed, onto regular
LEGO hollow studs. Maybe someone at LEGO can fix this.
Cheers ...
Geoffrey Hyde
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