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Subject: 
Re: Proposed Assembly Line Project
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lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto
Date: 
Fri, 19 Jan 2007 17:20:34 GMT
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On 1/19/07, Iain Hendry wrote:
> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Rob Antonishen wrote:
> 
> > > <<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Duck/rtlToronto/Assembly/dsc08913.jpg>>
> 
> > So what holds the grey and yellow "bumpers" on?  Do they just hook on
> > the motor hooks or are they actually attached somehow?
> 
> There are small plastic clips at the base of the train motor; these clasp under
> the 1x3 inverted slopes to lock them in place (quite ridgidly, I might add).
> You can see them in the photo; once the RCX dark grey base is loaded on top, it
> ties everything together.
> 
> -Iain


That's what I figured.  Not having any of these motors, I cobbled it
in LDRAW, and the clips in the model are too low.

I figure I'll just make a dolly the same size from bricks and the old
train wheels (with the metal axle from the 4.5V days) and drive it by
hand to test a module.

-Rob A>



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(...) There are small plastic clips at the base of the train motor; these clasp under the 1x3 inverted slopes to lock them in place (quite ridgidly, I might add). You can see them in the photo; once the RCX dark grey base is loaded on top, it ties (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)

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