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(...) I built the switcher last night. It works totally awesome. It’s the best design I’ve seen and built so far. The only problem I found is the motor gives off a lot of torque when the switch is done being switched. Sometimes the motor would pull (...) (25 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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| | Re: MichLUG GATS show - Steve's Pictures
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(...) Steve,they look great.I guess i'm the only one not to post pictures:-( (25 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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Here are some pictures of the barriers. (URL) think Larry gave a decent description of how these were made. The plexiglass is 8" high, I used a 24"x48" sheet and cut it into 3 pieces. The pieces of wood are standard 1x2 pine, I chose to cut them out (...) (25 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.announce)
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| | MichLUG GATS show - Steve's Pictures
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Here are my pictures from the show. I also added a few from before the show, and I couldn't resist taking a few extra pictures of Peter Guenther's Oscar Mayer wiener mobile. (URL) (25 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.announce)
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| | Re: Automated monorail stop (was Re: Automated points)
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(...) We were talking about monorail reversing at the show on Sunday. I suggested that we could make a motorised reverser that you just left running. If you had several of these at various stations you'd get random behaviour... sometimes monorails (...) (25 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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| | Re: Automated monorail stop (was Re: Automated points)
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(...) Ummmmm YES!!!! (25 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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| | Automated monorail stop (was Re: Automated points)
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This is a little off-topic, but hey, you knew that when you saw who wrote it. At the show this weekend, I started thinking, "Wouldn't it be neat to have a mindstorms monorail station that stopped each train for about 20 seconds, made the ding-dong (...) (25 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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| | Re: Automated points
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(...) I bought those ZNAP sets for this exact purpose. I tried building automated points with the older motor, but as someone had mentioned, it just didn't have the torque. So I got some ZNAP motor packs and now it works great. I used the direct (...) (25 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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| | Re: A couple of new capitals.
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(...) Well it DOES have gull wing doors and Peter G. was saying he thought he could mount some rockets on the inside of them so when they were open, instant spaceship (the doors become wings, of course...) (25 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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| | Re: MTLC Logo - Idea
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(...) How about putting Michigan behind it instead? (otherwise people might think we're Canadians, and we certainly don't want that, right Trevor?) Train fans will recognize the font on the logo as GT, even if it has something other than the maple (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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| | Re: MTLC Logo - Idea
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(...) Probably. I just ordered an embroidered BunBun shirt, by the way! J2 can't actually do embroidered himself although he set up the GMLTC ones. Maybe we should ask JT of NGLTC how they did theirs. Driving to the post office today to mail stuff i (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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| | Re: MichLUG GATS Show - Amy's pictures
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(...) Amy the pictures look great! (25 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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| | Re: MTLC Logo - Idea
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(...) Is this a Sluggy Freelance allusion? ( (URL) ) Peter (25 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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| | Re: Automated points
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(...) If we get more space could we consider doing something other than a hollow rectangle? Perhaps something with a walk in area that gives more linear footage of viewing space and also reduces the need for three tables deep in order to get (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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| | Re: Automated points
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Chris & All, (...) Don't we all? ; ) (...) Maybe a theme park kind of thing? Chad Smith, the guy down here, has some custom WW stuff. I can see if he is interested. Scott S. -- (25 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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(...) Scott by the way i'm already thinking about the next show(i need help:-) )What i was thinking was since we are going to get even more space at the next show maybe we should look into making a western area..... (25 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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| | Re: MTLC Logo - Idea
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(...) Hmm. Probably consult with Shirt Guy John, to make sure he's cool with any of the choices we choose to choose. Then do your second option, the multivoting. That approach is more likely to yield an optimal-vote situation. (...) Well, whoever (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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Chris, (...) I will see. It might be an alternative to Mindstorms, it might not. I will try ASAP. Scott S. -- (25 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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(...) Scott,give it a try if you have the parts and let us know how it comes out. (25 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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| | Automated points
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To All, I know we watched in amusement and horror as Steve, Tony, Jamie (Corrected spelling), and others switched trains. Here is an automated one I saw: (URL) I never built one, but it would be great! I have some motors and battery boxes from those (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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