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Re: Moonbase Module: The Landing Pad
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lugnet.space
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Sun, 23 Mar 2003 22:48:17 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Markham Carroll writes:
> The ideas you used on it are amazing! I also liked the cube door, but I
> thought the design for the supports were very creative. I tried building
> one, but the result was a 12-inch long support in 14 different colors. I
> never realized how much I lacked in Technic parts. How do you keep the
> center part of the support from spinning around?
Thanks! Yes, it does take a considerable amount of Technic parts. It's
amazing how fast my little bins of part emptied as I built it!
The truss legs are stabilized by the flex cable system. The X pattern
attached on each side holds the platform steady, and prevents the individual
legs from spinning around.
> I like the mechanization (is that even a word?) to the whole thing. How do
> you keep the power cord on the big lift from getting tangled up?
The power cord for that lift runs up through one of the legs, and then exits
at the top. The cord then drapes down the length of the leg and then
connects to the motor on the lift platform. As the lift moves up and down,
the cord just follows along. It doesn't tangle (too much :-)
-TJ
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| "TJ Avery" <tjavery@texbrick.com> wrote in message news:HC3xz8.154G@lugnet.com... (...) module: (...) but (...) The ideas you used on it are amazing! I also liked the cube door, but I thought the design for the supports were very creative. I tried (...) (22 years ago, 24-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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