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Turntables and Chains
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lugnet.robotics
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Mon, 19 Mar 2001 23:52:43 GMT
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Original-From:
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Chris 'Xenon' Hanson <xenon@3&stopspammers&dnature.com>
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xenon@3SPAMLESSdnature.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: ![](/news/x.gif) | | Re: Turntables and Chains
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| (...) 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 (...) (23 years ago, 20-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics)
| ![](/news/x.gif) | | Alternative source of chain links: dah bikes
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| 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 (...) (23 years ago, 20-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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3 Messages in This Thread: ![You are here](/news/here.gif) ![](/news/246.gif) ![Re: Turntables and Chains -lego-robotics@crynwr.com (Steve Baker) (20-Mar-01 to lugnet.robotics)](/news/x.gif)
![](/news/x.gif) ![](/news/68.gif) ![Alternative source of chain links: dah bikes -Miguel Agullo (20-Mar-01 to lugnet.robotics)](/news/x.gif)
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