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Thanks to Deb.... Grrrr!!! That Deb--inspiring me to do stuff!!! Grrr!!! First, Proof of Concept 1 (URL) And accompanying video-- (URL) It worked, but was tres slow So proof of concept 2-- (URL) And video-- (URL) Now that the proof of concept is, (...) (17 years ago, 4-Apr-08, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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(...) Oh Dave, he is so cute, nicely done! Janey "Red Brick" (17 years ago, 5-Apr-08, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, FTX)
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(...) Thanks Janey! I'm having fun with it! Dave K (17 years ago, 7-Apr-08, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, FTX)
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(...) anytime, dave, anytime! (...) and even i, would might not fully appreciate the beauty of this triumph, appreciate the beauty of this triumph! looking forward to seeing it in a few weeks. -§ deborah §- (17 years ago, 7-Apr-08, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, FTX)
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(...) I have been blessed (or cursed--depends on the day) to know some really awesome builders--and you are right up there. (...) snip (...) thanks! I hope to expand it a bit--we'll see how time and stuff permits (...) I'm looking forward to seeing (...) (17 years ago, 7-Apr-08, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, FTX)
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Nice work Dave! (For a moment I thought I heard "Ride of the Valkyries" in the background of the first vid, btw :) I have a question - do either of the magnets contact the baseplates and drag along them, or are they air-gapped? Lastly, depending on (...) (17 years ago, 7-Apr-08, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, FTX)
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(...) Thanks! THere's suppose to be a 1 plate gap between the magnet on the chain link and the bottom of the baseplate. However, if the chain is loose, the magnet pulls up so it's touching the baseplate. Since the magnet on the actual vehicle is (...) (17 years ago, 8-Apr-08, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, FTX)
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(...) (URL) Ringe came up with a solution a few years ago, which has been featured in at least half a dozen MichLUG/MichLTC shows so far (if you were at the big National Train Show in July you might have even seen them). He doesn't seem to have them (...) (17 years ago, 9-Apr-08, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, FTX)
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(...) Thanks for the heads up, David! I saw something a while back where someone had train tracks running under the layout that would drag vehicles around roadplates using magnets. Dunno if that was Steves. I'ts a fantastic setup anyway--any (...) (17 years ago, 10-Apr-08, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, FTX)
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(...) That's the one. (...) His has the advantage of being a much simpler drive system than yours, but the gear system looks like it could be less troublesome in terms of following complex paths. I'm guessing it'd have trouble dealing with two-way (...) (17 years ago, 10-Apr-08, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, FTX)
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