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Re: A good use for the Hailfire Droid wheels
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lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains
Date: 
Thu, 31 Jul 2003 17:46:00 GMT
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That's one of the most intriguing designs I've seen lately.  As soon as I
get my Hailfire droid wheels, I'm going to make a coal dump for my train
yard.  It would also be good for a train turntable.

Rob

"David Wegmuller" <david@wegmuller.org> wrote in message
news:HIwDrF.E4H@lugnet.com...
Hi,
As soon as I saw these big wheels, I knew that there has to be a way to • use them
as part of a roller bearing to support a big crane... So here it is (the • bearing
only, the crane will take a bit more time):
<http://www.wegmuller.org/lego/technic/hi_bearing3.jpg
<http://www.wegmuller.org/lego/technic/lo_bearing3.jpg>>
<http://www.wegmuller.org/lego/technic/hi_bearing2.jpg
<http://www.wegmuller.org/lego/technic/lo_bearing2.jpg>>
<http://www.wegmuller.org/lego/technic/hi_bearing1.jpg
<http://www.wegmuller.org/lego/technic/lo_bearing1.jpg>>

The wheels were too small to use by themselves, so I added the three stud • long
lift arms on one side to "prop up" the wheels... Obviously, on an actual • crane a
somewhat more powerful motor will be needed to drive the rotation...

Greetings,
David



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  A good use for the Hailfire Droid wheels
 
Hi, As soon as I saw these big wheels, I knew that there has to be a way to use them as part of a roller bearing to support a big crane... So here it is (the bearing only, the crane will take a bit more time): (3 URLs) The wheels were too small to (...) (21 years ago, 31-Jul-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)

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