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Re: Attaching a chain...
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lugnet.build
Date: 
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.

In your application, something a little more delicate may be required,
though.

++Lar

Robert Wallace wrote:

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 (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.build)

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  Re: Attaching a chain...
 
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 (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.build)

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