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Re: Mechanical pneumatic piston
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 9 Oct 2003 15:38:21 GMT
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> Nope. Worm gears are not an integral number of studs long. They are about 1/4
> of a stud short. Not enough for a small pulley (1/2 bushing).
I'd be very interested to know the reason why LEGO choosed to make the worm gear
so short :-(
Philo
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| (...) Yes, it seems rather odd. It really wouldn't have affected the design of the gear at all. Just extend the spiral another fraction of an inch. Simple, really. If it's right that they're about 1/4 or 1/8 stud short, you ought to be able to line (...) (21 years ago, 9-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| In lugnet.robotics, Mike Thorn wrote: [snip] (...) Nope. Worm gears are not an integral number of studs long. They are about 1/4 of a stud short. Not enough for a small pulley (1/2 bushing). (...) Kevin (21 years ago, 9-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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