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Re: Discussion-Large Technic Shock 2909c01.dat
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Sun, 9 May 1999 15:43:47 GMT
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Terry K wrote:
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> Hi all,
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> There is a problem with this piece. We need to decide how to best add it to the
> inventory.
> Unlike the 731.dat/732.dat Technic Shock Small, we can't just divide it into
> two pieces. It works for the small shock because the spring is hidden inside
> the body of the part. Moving the two pieces together or apart looks pretty
> good.
> This piece, 2909c01, has this external spring. We must decide on a different
> way of handling it. Some proposals:
I have a fourth idea. It's a bit difficult to explain, but I'll try to
make it clear:
There would be a total of 3 pieces to make up the shock:
A) Shock lower w/ half of spring
B) Shock upper
C) Spring upper half
Since the spiral is fairly constant (except for the two extreme ends)
over the length of the spring, one could make a spring at any length by
moving the spring halves closer together and then rotating the upper
half until the spiral ends are coincident.
So, the process for building a Shock of 'x' length is:
1) Place Part "A" at desired location.
2) Place Part "B" at desired location and 'x' distance from part "A".
3) Place Part "C" at correct position relative to Part "B".
[at this point, the spring will look funny because the two halves will
overlap and be mis-aligned in the middle of the run of the spring.]
4) Rotate Part "C" until spiral is coincident with Spring segment of
Part "A".
Ideally, the origin for part "C" should match that of part "B", to make
insertion easier.
--Karim
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| (...) Leave it to Karim to be clever. :-) A very interesting idea. I am somewhat chagrined to have not thought of it myself. The only difficulty is the precise rotation needed. But I expect that the simplest way of using this assembly will be by (...) (26 years ago, 10-May-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Discussion-Large Technic Shock 2909c01.dat
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| Hi all, As any of you that have gone to the piece voting page know, there is a problem that needs to be resolved concerning the large Technic shock piece. To (sorta) quote from the page: ---...---start---...--- There is a problem with this piece. We (...) (26 years ago, 9-May-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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