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Re: Attaching a chain...
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lugnet.build
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Tue, 23 Feb 1999 19:23:09 GMT
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Robert Wallace writes:
> 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 at the chassis-end. It is a bit bulky for the forks,
> however, though I'm leaning slightly toward Tim's rubberband idea,
> substituting the white O-ring for a rubber band. I believe it may be small
> enough, firm enough (and inconspicuous enough) for the fork-end of the chain.
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> Still, I'm not giving up. Maybe I'll get my Dremel out and cut a slot or
> two in a brick or gently sand down a 1x1 plate-with-vertical-side-hook while
> grinning fiendishly. With occasional maniacal laughter.
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> Thanks, gentlemen.
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> Robert Wallace
> robertw@netcom.com
Hi Robert,
saw your note and experimented a bit . What I found worked fairly well was
to use two cam pieces, one 8 tooth(small) gear and one 16 tooth( next size up
gear) one gear at each end of the cam. this gives you an assembly that is only
2 pins wide that can be anchored with an axle to the forks. the tension side
for the chain is on the 8 tooth and then it wraps around the 16. it would work
best if it was anchored to the fork so it wouldnt twist under tension but I am
not sure how you constructed the forks. hopes this gives you some ideas : )
John
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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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