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Re: Uh oh--Dave's got the 'moving things with magnets' bug...
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lugnet.org.ca.obb
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Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:04:41 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.obb, David Laswell wrote:
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In lugnet.org.ca.obb, David Koudys wrote:
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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 ‘bricked’ right into place and the
tires are pretty much solid rubber, it maintains a 1 plate distance from the
baseplate.
What you showed above is a fantastic concept! However, I have bigger plans
for the ‘driving around’--it may expand a bit :)
I think I wanna try your method though--for testing
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http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1136961
Steve 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 documented very well in his own Brickshelf folder, but that’s a
photo he took of one of the cars driving on the roadplates. I know he uses
solid plastic wheels instead of rubber tires because they turn better, but
they also tear up the baseplates over time (which, given the cost of buying
those Space landing plates, might be something you’d want to avoid). He also
sticks to 4-wide construction so they can pass each other on turns without
smacking into each other. If you’re having issues with the magnet riding the
underside of the plate, you could always try using wheels on the armature to
maintain a 1-plate gap. As for the rest of it, his system can be configured
to match any drive path at faster speeds than your second video, but it’s up
to him if he wants to let loose the secrets hidden by the baseplates.
And wait...OBB? When the heck did that happen?
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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 animation to a layout is great fun. I have a
few things more in mind for this one.
Oh, and OBB is Ontario Brick Builders--is an all-encompassing thing for AFOL’s
in Ontario--‘cause there’s lots of AFOLs around but they aren’t part of any
particular organization.
Take care,
Dave K
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