 | | Help with construction detail —Tanya K. Burkhart
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| | | FUT ---> .castle only Hi, folks! I'm in need of some suggestions as to how to attach this helicopter rotor: (URL) a Technic axle. The rotor is designed to fit on a pin and spin freely, I'd like to use it as the base for the vanes of a windmill and (...) (22 years ago, 18-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: Help with construction detail —Matt Hein
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| | | | | (...) First off, there don't sem to be any sort of larger technic axles to facilitate the use of these rotors other than the red 'seated' axles in the kit itself. I would prefer you use this part instead. (URL) can be used in conjunction with normal (...) (22 years ago, 19-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | Re: Help with construction detail —Lindsay Frederick Braun
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| | | | | (...) I've linked one of those to an axle before; I used the 1x5 hinge system to do it. In effect you end up with something that looks an awful lot like a helicopter rotor, with the short bar 3 fingers one end/2 fingers at right angle on the other (...) (22 years ago, 19-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | Re: Help with construction detail —Cary Clark
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| | | | | In lugnet.castle, Tanya K. Burkhart writes: ... (...) ... Hi. I'd recommend using a rubber band. I've had good success using rubber bands between motors and gear assemblies, and I can't see why it wouldn't work here. A long rubber band would allow (...) (22 years ago, 19-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | Re: Help with construction detail —Joe Meno
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| | | | | (...) Try this: (URL) a 1x5 Technic Rotor 2 Blade with 4 Studs. Joe Meno (22 years ago, 19-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | | | Re: Help with construction detail —Tanya K. Burkhart
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| | | | | | (...) I meant a mill-wheel. A water wheel and a windmill would be redundant, wouldn't it? (...) I have this! It might do the trick. Thank you all for the suggestions. Tanya (22 years ago, 19-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | Re: Help with construction detail —William Howard
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| | | | | (...) May be too late ... A 2x2 circular plate has a cross hole in the middle so will grasp the axle and the studs will project into the gaps between the vanes at the back of the rotor. Place a 1/2 bush at the front to hold it together and there you (...) (22 years ago, 19-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | Re: Help with construction detail —Øyvind Steinnes
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| | | | | "Tatyana" <TatyanaI@cableone.net> wrote in message news:H8xpAn.LJt@lugnet.com... (...) off (...) Depends on what parts you avaiable. One easy way is to attach a 'Technic Rotor 2 Blade with 4 Studs' (32124) on top of the Propeller blades. I also (...) (22 years ago, 19-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | Re: Help with construction detail —Ross Crawford
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| | | | | (...) Well I'd consider using 2 of these (URL) at right angles. ROSCO (22 years ago, 19-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | Re: Help with construction detail —Trevyn Watson
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| | | | Try either 2711: (URL) 32124: (URL) could either add those on to the existing rotor, or just use two of them set at 90 degrees on an axle. (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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