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Re: What's up - plate hinge stiffening...
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lugnet.build.mecha
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Tue, 29 Jan 2002 22:47:32 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Christopher Snead writes:
> 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:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/chondrite/jointtech/plate1.jpg
> 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.
How do you measure that kind of thing, anyway? I mean, I believe you, I do....
But that is a sweet idea. I've found that those hinges are (perhaps like all
things) more fragile in their manufacture now than they were, oh, fifteen
years ago. The hinges I have from my original space set still function
beautifully. The ones that came with my son's res-q helicopter busted soon
after we unbagged them-- have you noticed any difference?
the page in general is ripe with great notions. My favourite, however, is:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=103937
I'd hate to be that pilot! Must be loud in there!
> 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
wow! WOW! These are GREAT! You'd think they were CADs, or propped up, or
otherwise modified-- fabbbbbulous stuff!
stuart
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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: 1) Find yourself som wire. My guess is that it should be between 20 and 18 gauge wire. I don't know for (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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