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Subject: 
Turntables and Chains
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Mon, 19 Mar 2001 23:52:43 GMT
Original-From: 
Chris 'Xenon' Hanson <xenon@3dnature.#AntiSpam#com>
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   I've been scoping out a few odds and ends pieces at S@H, and
was hoping to buy some turntables and some chain drive to try
building my own syncro bot.

   I can't find any reference to what kit the large turntables
come in, and I can only find chain in 35-link packs.

   Am I missing something?

Chris - Xenon
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Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: Turntables and Chains
 
(...) You can buy both turntables and chains from the Pitsco Dacta people (neither are very cheap!) 35 chain links really don't go very far - each link ends up being only the size of two gear teeth. It takes 20 links just to go once around a 40t (...) (24 years ago, 20-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics)
  Alternative source of chain links: dah bikes
 
Another way to gather chain links is to pick up the semi-older motorbike sets from ebay, which generally go for sensible prices. I'm referring specifically to sets 8838 and 8422. Clocking at 240+ and 310+ pieces, they provide plenty of non-beam (...) (24 years ago, 20-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics)

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