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I would love some suggestions on keeping this WIP project from tipping over: (2 URLs) The tower stays together, with a technic beam running up the back side. But the whole baseplate flexs and tips over with the weight of the overhanging arm. And (...) (18 years ago, 27-Jan-07, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: Help with balancing cantelevered WIP project.
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"Aaron Sneary" <aaronsneary@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message news:JCJGqJ.2EJ@lugnet.com... (...) There are two main things and several minor things you need to keep in mind here. 1. The arm piece extending out of the tower can only extend so far (...) (18 years ago, 27-Jan-07, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Hi Aaron, From memory, the boat weights are only about 20 grams each. That's less than 1 oz. So you'd need quite a few. I have used fishing sinkers for counterweight before - you could fit quite a few inside that control room or whatever it is (...) (18 years ago, 27-Jan-07, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: Help with balancing cantelevered WIP project.
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"Aaron Sneary" <aaronsneary@NOSPAMyahoo.com> skrev i en meddelelse news:JCJGqJ.2EJ@lugnet.com... (...) Have you been building to an exact scale with measures? It seems to me that your overhanging arm is longer (relative to the height of the (...) (18 years ago, 28-Jan-07, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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