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Fredrik Glöckner writes:
> That sounds fun! I expect that we will see LDraw'n images
> shortly... ;-)
I hope it works :) I've built two wheels with suspension now, so I'll try
to get it motorized and then add the rest of the frame, the articulation,
and the other wheels.
> But how are you going to connect your custom wheels to the 8880
> suspension? It only supports the native 8880 wheels, unfortunately.
I'm not ;) Instead I built a somewhat similar system: basically two
parallel parallelograms with the shocks attached to the sides. A small box
holds the axle in place and attaches to the parallelograms. Each wheel also
uses two universal joints to attach it to the differential.
> I'll agree with you that central articulated steering is the way to
> go. It makes the design much simpler.
The only difficulty will be how to incorporate the articulation into the
design of the model. I guess the back end will only be the engine, while
the front will have the cockpit and living quarters.
--Bram
Bram Lambrecht
BXL34@po.cwru.edu
http://home.cwru.edu/~bxl34/
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| (...) I attached the wheels to the motor, and built most of the rear engine compartment, including exterior body and fiber-optic engine. The suspension is quite stiff. Thanks to a worm gear, the vehicle moves slowly but steadily. The fact that the (...) (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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| (...) Ah, yes! A custom made independent suspension, much like the one on 8448 or 8865. This approach will need no less than four universal joints. I think that it prevents the width of the vehicle from being narrow, so I've never used this approach (...) (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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| (...) That sounds fun! I expect that we will see LDraw'n images shortly... ;-) (...) But how are you going to connect your custom wheels to the 8880 suspension? It only supports the native 8880 wheels, unfortunately. (...) Yep, that works quite (...) (24 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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