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Re: Simple locking mechanism
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lugnet.technic
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Wed, 22 Dec 2004 14:02:42 GMT
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Do you have a pic of the doors? I'm having trouble to visualize...
Initially I was thinking a simple drop latch made with technic...kind
of like <http://www.gatecityfence.com/ClientPix/1491_GCF_Gate_Latch.jpg
this> but made with say, a short axel and a couple of liftarms like
the 41677.
-Rob A.
> Nope, those are garage doors, rubber-band actuated ;-) I just wanted to
> make good replacement for those expensive lamel garage doors parts, so I
> basically copied the doors I have in my garage. The problem is that also
> in reality the doors don't stay shut (while shut, the band is maximally
> stretched), but there is a lock which prevents the opening of doors. I
> wanted to mimick some simple lock-like mechanism.
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> I gave up and made it {mis}use friction. The parts are a bit stressed
> but I don't think it will damage them soon.
>
> Jindroush
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| (...) They're tilting doors. I'm sorry, but I just don't have a good pic of them at the moment, and the MOC is still not finished. I'll post the pics as it gets finished. (URL) (20 years ago, 22-Dec-04, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) Nope, those are garage doors, rubber-band actuated ;-) I just wanted to make good replacement for those expensive lamel garage doors parts, so I basically copied the doors I have in my garage. The problem is that also in reality the doors (...) (20 years ago, 21-Dec-04, to lugnet.technic)
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