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Re: new forklift, old steering
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Date: 
Thu, 8 May 2003 06:23:08 GMT
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I like how you managed to fit every function in there, it's not *that* • much
room.
Or, at least, the room is not where it's is needed :-)



You caught the looks of Lindé trucks well too!
except the mast inclination cylinders, which are usually placed on the top
of the roof cabin. The mast design letf me only this height.



And the pneumatics, well, that's pneumatics - thomp - the forks are up - • thomb
- they're down. :)

Yes, as pixel said, it doesn't match real movement speed. But the problem
was actually taking the picture: I had to maneuver with one hand the
controls, and with the other the digital camera - in fact the movie is
shaking a lot -  and I couldn't modulate the forklift pneumatic movement.
I'm too lazy to search some solution for that! I'm waiting for my girlfriend
to help me! ;-P

If you out a longer handle on the switches it is possible to open them • just
little and move things slower. Takes a steady hand though!

Right! the control is pretty basic designed, I think I will later improve it
to add some playability (and aestethic, too)


The forks themself look a little too long IMHO, other then that I can't • see any
weakness.

Again you are right. I just put those long forks to "match" the shape ratio
of the mast when fully lifted: the height of the fork top is too much
compared to the lifting level, and those long forks help a bit in correcting
proportions - but now You noticed the trick and I have to shorten them :-)



Good work!

thanks a lot!
I think some people here would be able to easy improve the general design a
lot :-)

ciao
steP



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  Re: new forklift, old steering
 
(...) This is probably the best fork lift I've seen made in LEGO. It sure put's LEGOs own version to shame! I like how you managed to fit every function in there, it's not *that* much room. You caught the looks of Lindé trucks well too! And the (...) (21 years ago, 8-May-03, to lugnet.technic)

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