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Re: Universal docking port
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lugnet.space
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Fri, 19 Jul 2002 23:58:41 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Jeffrey M. Szklennik writes:
> In lugnet.space, William R. Ward writes:
> > "Jeff Szklennik" <jeffszklennik@usaexpress.net> writes:
> > > 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...
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> > Very nice concept. But I fear it may not be practical in real
> > 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.
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> > I think that Technic pegs may not be a very good mechanism for a
> > docking port. I've got some ideas that are difficult to describe, so
> > I'll work on them and report back at a later date...
> >
> > --Bill.
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> I was trying to show the concept quickly...
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
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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 (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jul-02, to lugnet.space)
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