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Re: Attaching a chain...
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lugnet.build
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Tue, 16 Feb 1999 14:12:23 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> This came up before in the context of how to attach bridge
> counterweights. I seem to recall the consensus was that in that
> application, using a gear that is pinned in place and does not turn
> along with something to keep the chain from coming off the gear, is
> about the best approach that we could come up with.
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> In your application, something a little more delicate may be required,
> though.
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> ++Lar
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> Robert Wallace wrote:
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> > I'm working on a forklift design and would like to use the
> > Technic motorcycle chain (opened) to lift the forks.
> >
> > The only problem (at the moment) is how to attach the chain
> > ends to the forks and the truck structure.
I once built a forklift using a similar method described by Larry above.
The difference was that I used a continuous chain loop. I believe that I
weaved the chain through two or three pinned gears to attach it to the
forks, and I didn't have to worry about attaching any other end because
the chain was a loop. Though you're not looking to use a continuous
chain, it was a simpler approach that worked for me.
-Joe-
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| (...) I *have* played around with the pinned gear idea. I used two 1x2 axle hole bricks (stacked) with axles and two of the tiny gears, with the end of the chain between the gears. This works quite well, and I may end up using it to hold the chain (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.build)
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| This came up before in the context of how to attach bridge counterweights. I seem to recall the consensus was that in that application, using a gear that is pinned in place and does not turn along with something to keep the chain from coming off the (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.build)
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