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note: this was originally posted in lugnet.loc.au, but i forgot to x-post it to space, & I wanted feedback. Apologies if this is overposting. This is the general idea for my universal docking port--the actual width can be changed as wished (probably (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jul-02, to lugnet.space)
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(...) life. Eight Technic pegs will not pull apart easily, and the SNOT technique will make it very difficult if not impossible to attach them securely enough to withstand the force needed to pull the ships apart. I think that Technic pegs may not (...) (22 years ago, 19-Jul-02, to lugnet.space)
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(...) I was trying to show the concept quickly (ironicly, i was trying to improve on your design, but i couldn't rmember where i saw it, so i couldn't give credit!). I had intended to do the math on a non-snot version for the exact strength reason (...) (22 years ago, 19-Jul-02, to lugnet.space)
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(...) P.S. Thank you very much for replying to my post. I was anxiously awaiting any input & figured nobody saw it. I was very pleased with the concept & was disappointed that nobody (seemed) to notice it. Thanks again! jeff (22 years ago, 19-Jul-02, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Yeah, those measures would help. But the docking rings I designed are very tough to separate, and usually required partial reassembly of at least one of the two craft once separated. Doubling the number of connects will only exacerbate that. (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Here's the new non-S.N.O.T. square version: (URL) (22 years ago, 21-Jul-02, to lugnet.space)
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(...) alignment then? Even so, you'll have four pegs to separate (two from each side). Have you tried building two of them in real life and seeing how easy/hard they are to separate? --Bill. (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.space)
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(...) snip (...) Yes. (...) No--i'm gonna try tho' Jeff (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Have you tried building two of them in real life and (...) I tried--they seem to come apart easier than they lock together. I also think building them into the actual hardpoint wall of a ship/station would give it the added strength--if not (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.space)
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(...) oops i linked to the cad version & not to the real version--duh! (URL) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.space)
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(...) I think though for smaller ships it would probably be excessively large. Perhaps we need several standard sizes, and larger ships can have both types... (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.space)
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(...) snip (...) I definitely agree with the multiple sizes thing; a full-size cargo-capable hatch would be so blocky for a fighter scale ship so obviously a small 'floatable' pass thru like what is on the real space shuttle would do. next size (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.space)
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In lugnet.space, Jeffrey M. Szklennik wrote: Snip (...) new links (yeah it was more than a couple days!) i just realized the docking port was left out in my re-org.: (2 URLs) Jeff (19 years ago, 20-Jun-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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