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Re: Heavy-duty turntables.
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lugnet.space
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Fri, 16 May 2003 05:21:10 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Jordan D. Greer writes:
> Due to the size of the weapons I'm employing on my rather huge (six-foot)
> capital ship, I find myself needing a turntable of much greater capacity
> than the ones produced by Lego. The weapons I am using are more than twenty
> studs long, six bricks high, and four studs wide. Each of these weapons
> probably weigh more than seven ounces. Tonight I will experiment with gears
> and such, but I was wondering if any of you could help with this problem.
> Since the weapons will be emplaced in turrets of two, the turntable must be
> able to support, say, nearly a pound of weight..
Is the Technic turntable sufficient?
You used to be able to get those in the Space Shuttle, Airtech Claw Rig,
etc.... today they sell them through Pitsco. Not sure what current Technic
sets have them. VERY nice part.
-Tim
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| (...) They might be. Sometimes they tend to separate between the base and top, especially if weight hang from the or are installed sidewise. If the turrets are on top of things and the weight is at least somewhat balanced they should be fine. For (...) (21 years ago, 16-May-03, to lugnet.space)
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| Due to the size of the weapons I'm employing on my rather huge (six-foot) capital ship, I find myself needing a turntable of much greater capacity than the ones produced by Lego. The weapons I am using are more than twenty studs long, six bricks (...) (21 years ago, 16-May-03, to lugnet.space)
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