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Re: and you thought I'd lost my mind when I built a turkey...
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lugnet.technic
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Thu, 17 Apr 2003 02:23:20 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Jason J. Railton writes:
> In lugnet.announce.moc, Adrian Drake writes:
> > How about a fully automated Mindstorms controlled minifig scale Freefall
> > amusement park ride? Sound like fun?
> >
> > http://www.brickfrenzy.com/technic_gravitywell.html
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> I love these fairground rides. I keep meaning to build some myself for
> Brickish Association displays.
As is shown by what I've done in Technic, I love amusement park rides too :)
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> While I think, your Fright Knights ride - I've done a few models with
> concentric drives. I started with the differential gear casing, then my
> windmill uses a technic turntable, but one of the smallest is in use in this
> carousel:
The Fright Knight Flight was made back before I had any technic turntables.
I think that if I'd make something like that now, I'd be much more
successful with it, and be able to build something much stronger. Amazing
what 4 years will do to your brick collection and building skill :)
By the way, that carousel looks need. I'd love to see a movie of it in action.
Thanks
Adrian
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http://www.brickfrenzy.com
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> http://homepage.ntlworld.com/j.j.railton/carousel/
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> It uses a dark grey technic 16-tooth free-wheel gear (the sort with a
> straight hole through the middle). You press a 1x4 technic steering plate
> onto the crown to act as an armature, then press a 2x8 technic plate on top
> of that. You can centre the 2x8 plate on the shaft, and the studs of the
> armature will press into the tube holes of the technic plate. It's driven
> with a worm gear slightly lower than normal.
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> It's also useful for putting two hands of a clock on the same shaft.
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> I've actually managed to build a triple-concentric drive, though it's so
> messy it's a little impractical. I'm not sure what it could be used for.
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> Jason Railton
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