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Re: Garage doors, partial Technic
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lugnet.technic
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Sat, 1 Jan 2005 21:31:29 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Jindrich Kubec wrote:
> Hi,
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> I've asked some time before about an locking mechanism for the tilting
> garage doors I was 'developing'. I've solved that partially, but I still
> don't like the solution. Anybody could help?
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> Look from the inside, doors fully closed. Rubber bands are maximally
> stretched. On the top right you can see the groove for driving the doors
> movement. The technic pin is no longer on tile, so it partially 'locks'.
> Technic Bush on the top is packed tigtly under the red brick, so it
> firmly locks the doors, but the tension is too high for my tastes (but
> it doesn't break the parts). Also the doors are closed too firmly right now.
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> So, anybody has a better idea for the locking mechanism?
Do you need both rubber bands? Removing one would decrease the tension, but not
provide as much help opening the door. I think the basic mechanism is very neat.
ROSCO
ROSCO
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| (...) Removing the rubber bands doesn't help. The bands are not the worst problem, it's the size of the standard bush which creates the tension. I've tried to replace it with standard pin, but the bands were constantly falling off. I've got now an (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| Hi, I've asked some time before about an locking mechanism for the tilting garage doors I was 'developing'. I've solved that partially, but I still don't like the solution. Anybody could help? The photos are bad (I had 2 minutes to do them and the (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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