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Subject:	Studless version of feed hopper - need help.
Newsgroups:	lugnet.robotics
Date:	Fri, 30 Sep 2005 07:39:27 GMT
Reply-To:	Geoffrey Hyde <gdothyde@bigponddotnetdoNOSPAMtau>
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Below are 5 pics of a studless version of a feed hopper I've been working on with some Technic elements out of 8436. But I have a slight problem which I need some advice on the best way to fix. The hopper itself is made up of some Technic LiftArm 1x9 bent (7x3) thick (BL part ID 32271) - unfortunately due to the way these come together at the bottom, they don't line up perfectly with a studless beam hole so when I went to assemble it I had to use axles and flexible parts to get it to go together. Unfortunately this has the slight problem of making it next to impossible to properly close gaps in the hopper bottom, meaning I need some advice from someone familiar with dealing with studless construction methods. http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/ghyde/studlesshopper/phot0001.jpg http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/ghyde/studlesshopper/phot0002.jpg http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/ghyde/studlesshopper/phot0003.jpg http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/ghyde/studlesshopper/phot0004.jpg http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/ghyde/studlesshopper/phot0005.jpg http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=147454 If anyone has suggestions I'd appreciate it. I'd also appreciate suggestions on whether there's a better studless construction method for hopper assemblies. If this posting is in the wrong newsgroup please set followups accordingly. More pics and perhaps a short .mpeg file will follow soon. It works pretty well dropping about 20 balls down with a 99% success rate (the odd pair of balls does manage to get wedged now and then but are easily freed) and could easily handle large volume applications with a little extra construction. :) -- Cheers ... Geoffrey Hyde

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		Re: Studless version of feed hopper - need help.
(...) Neat. But the images are too large for me to view (dial-up connection). Any chance of some (much) smaller pics? (...) I'm not sure. My first hopper (and still one that feeds well) is studless, using the smooth side of a series of studless (...) (19 years ago, 30-Sep-05, to lugnet.robotics)

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