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RE: Elevator alternatives
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Tue, 12 Jan 1999 21:27:03 GMT
Original-From: 
Tim McSweeney <tim@ams.co./Spamless/nz>
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as the intent was for the elevator to be part of a "hidden base"
for spacecraft, and was lifting craft from an underground hangar
up to the surface.  The design allowed me to conceal all the lifting
equipment below the retracting roof, whilst the elevator lifted flush
with the "surface".

Wow, Sounds cool, I can visualise what you are talking about.

Pictures?

Tim
--
Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics



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  Re: Elevator alternatives
 
(...) it got lost somewhere... I slapped together a little web page to serve as an index for my pictures. I don't know if I still have the Control Lab code, but it was in Logo, and is pretty trivial, anyway. (URL) for the page and image quality, (...) (26 years ago, 13-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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  Elevator alternatives
 
John has an excellent point. Cables make excellent linear-drive systems in Lego projects. I was trying to build a large elevator a while back, and after trying various solutions, I hit upon the following: Use the chain linkbelt as a cable. Insert (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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