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| (...) So what's the story behind all the containers in the bay? Something about the container crane going crazy, or was that some sort of "hey mister" activity or ?? (22 years ago, 21-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| But it's mine and is paid for, so forgive the 1 megapixel... (URL) a boo--it was a good time! Tell me what you think.... Dave K (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) Thanks, that helps a lot! Cool mechanism. (...) It's prototypical to have a cable driven thingie to shift cars around a bit on a siding so if these cars are just for show, that would work. (Count rotations?) Put the siding on a slant so the (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) Yup. We mounted a single magnet inside the container at the top, and place 1x4 tiles above it. The crane utilized a second magnet, and the lift cables were actually a loop of chainlink belts. If both sides of the chain were driven (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) I SO want to see that video (I'm at work where mpeg's are blocked..) Oh well I only have 3 hours left at work! As for the crane, Yes magnets were used to pick up the containers. It worked quite well, when it worked. Only twice did it drop it (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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