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Standardized Containers for Train1
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Sun, 29 Apr 2001 15:29:14 GMT
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Hi guys and gals!
I'm trying to come up with some concepts for a cartesian gantry crane
(automated, of course!) for train1 for loading/unloading containers onto
flatbed cars. Now, since the only stuff I've built is passenger, I've no
idea what a "standard" LEGO train container might look like.
Calum and I talked briefly yesterday about the possibility of everyone
deciding on a common protocal for designing containers for holding, say,
technic half-busshings for example (to simulate a mining operation). This is
the kind of stuff that we should discuss! :)
I guess I can go ahead and build the gantry, and just leave the end of arm
tooling until the end. I'm very excited about this!
I plan to have the overhead gantry straddling not only the rails (one track?
two parallel ones for train-to-train xfer?), but straddling a "feild" of
containers arranged in a neat matrix. Via my HP, I would plan on having a
touch-screen interface for selecting which containers go where.
Iain
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Standardized Containers for Train1
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| (...) I would think that 4 x 8 and 4 x 16 would be considered as "Standard" sizes. Both will fit on a 6 x 34 Split-Level Train base. a standard height would be 3 bricks high plus one plate for a roof and 2 plates for the floor and raised base. Jeff (24 years ago, 29-Apr-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
| | | Re: Standardized Containers for Train1
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| Heya, (...) Lego's got a pretty standard package: 4x8x4 bricks, with the lowest plate thickness being a footing. Right hand side of this scan: (URL) this one: (URL) (...) Okay, here's some discussion: I'm about 60% of the way through completing a (...) (24 years ago, 30-Apr-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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