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Re: Design for drink machine (Was: Re: Anyone tried to build a Coke machine?)
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lugnet.build
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Wed, 7 Jul 1999 16:10:07 GMT
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In lugnet.build, Leanne Opaskar writes:
> First off, thanks for the advice, folks! (:
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> I messed around with the Coke machine for a while but couldn't get the
> mechanical bits to work right. I am debating re-attempting it with a
> spring mechanism, but I think the springs I have are too long. (The only
> ones I have unused right now are the ones that come in the Wild West
> sets ... the ones in the cryogenic freezer train set are in use.)
Yeah, I don't think springs would work. Because of the scale involved, simpler
is often better. Maybe you could make the dispensing mechanism like some sort
of revolving door turned on its side? That was my other idea.
> But anyway, to make a long story short, I ended up building a little
> open-air pizza stand with wood-burning oven and a drink machine. I'm
> very pleased about the drink machine, so I thought I'd post the
> instructions here. I don't have LDRAW or anything like that (I have a
> Mac - if there's a Mac program out there, someone tell me!) so it'll
> just be plain text ...
Your ASCII art was fine. I can picture it. I also have a soda fountain in my
pizza restaurant which looks a lot like yours only mine is 3 wide cuz the soda
area is small.
For another detail, add a CO2 cylinder: trying putting in a 2x2 dome piece
with an attached 2x2 cylinder with taps and tubes running to the dispenser -
it'll make it look even more like an authentic version. I stuck some barrels
around inside my restaurant too to help it look "stocked".
> Ice Maker:
<snipped instr>
I like it! Mine doesn't have an ice maker (yet :)
-Tom McD.
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