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Re: What's up - plate hinge stiffening...
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Wed, 30 Jan 2002 00:28:16 GMT
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Very clever Dr. Snead! That little slit just needs that wire
huh...interesting! Another anadote (sp?) from the Dr.!
So, you were able to get those poses using that technique, pretty neat.
I always thought that your Mechs are so highly polished they really do
reflect your fantastic mind.
I like the "boot" look to the feet of your Mechs as well.
Build on Dr. Snead!
Todays Morning Mecha work out brought to you by Chondrite, remember to
stretch your Mecha. (if you can);0
Legomaster
In lugnet.build.mecha, Christopher Snead writes:
> In lugnet.build.mecha, Eric Sophie writes:
> > What's going on? What's everyone building? Anything in the works?
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>
> I've been working on a couple of things. Mostly, doing more R&D on joint
> systems. Here's a new (?) way to stiffen those 1x4 plate hinges:
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> 1) Find yourself som wire. My guess is that it should be between 20 and 18
> gauge wire. I don't know for sure, because I used wire from a rectifying diode:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/chondrite/jointtech/plate1.jpg
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> Clip off a piece of wire that is slightly shorter than the slot on the back of
> the hinge:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/chondrite/jointtech/plate2.jpg
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> Gently push the clipping into the slot using a miniature screwdriver. Now you
> have a hinge which is stiffer by (approx.) a factor of two. The nice thing is,
> unlike the 1x4 stiffened brick hinge, the process is completely reversible. I
> have removed the clipping and observed no degradation in the original
> performance of the plate hinge.
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> Stack two of these stiffened plate hinges, and cover up the back with an
> unstiffened plate hinge. Now you have a completely hidden stiff hinge which is
> comparable in stiffness (actually a little stiffer) than the 1x4 brick hinge.
> No one will know your secret! ;-)
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> I used this new system to improve some of my mecha. The following poses were
> achieved using the stiffened plates:
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> "What are you saying, that I can dodge bullets?"
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/chondrite/Eros/eros9a.jpg
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> Getting kicked in the face...
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=109418
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> Cockpit being pryed open...
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=109420
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> Yup, that's what's goin' on with me...
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> Christopher
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