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Re: Mechanical pneumatic piston
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lugnet.robotics
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Fri, 10 Oct 2003 14:28:22 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Mike Thorn wrote:
> At 11:38 AM 10/9/2003, you wrote:
> > >
> > > 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).
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> > I'd be very interested to know the reason why LEGO chose to make the worm gear
> > so short :-(
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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.
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> If it's right that they're about 1/4 or 1/8 stud short, you ought to be
> able to line up 4 of them and stick in a half bush.
Ah... I missed this post and asked the same question (less clearly) in another
post.
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> ~Mike
Kevin
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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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