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Could you explain to me how the chain would be used in extending the boom sections? I am very curious (if possible, could you post a few drawings or sketches?). Thanks. (19 years ago, 15-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) It probably works just like a forklift chain. It doubles the extension distance but cuts the mechanical advantage in half. TLC probably is using it the same way they use the chain in the new forklift set. One serious question does arise- Why (...) (19 years ago, 15-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Hi Vineet, Jennifer Clark's Ideas page describes it very well: (URL) you look at the diagram and imagine the bottom left half of the red cable flipped vertically, so it is attached at the top (where the other half is attached) rather than the (...) (19 years ago, 15-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: new models 2005 (crane)
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IMHO TLC is not producing longer cylinders becase when piston is sticked out it can become bent in two ways 1. as a rod 2. in the place where rod's connected to the piston (inside) it is a very big problem to make piston's rod stiff and seal it up (...) (19 years ago, 15-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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Sobasically whatyou're saying is that the third and only the third is operated by the chain (or the string in JC's idea)? Would that make the third section sturdy? Because from what I've seen it doesn't look sturdy at all. Thanks. (19 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Yes. But that is only a guess from the pictures. (...) I doubt it would affect the sturdiness. And it will be interesting to see how sturdy it is. ROSCO (19 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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My next question is about how the chain/string is setup. In JC's design, the string isn't set up like a loop. I can see how this would work, but what is confusing me is how they would set up the chain as a non-loop object. Could you tell me how this (...) (19 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) One of the really neat things about new models from LEGO, when they're well done, is that there are lots of neat tricks to learn from... rather than trying to suss everything out in advance, you might consider just waiting till the model is (...) (19 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: new models 2005 (crane)
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(...) Best to wait till the set is released. There are many ways to do it. And it looks like it IS set up as a loop, I guess maybe using a couple of the wide track links, but maybe not. I'm guessing as much as you. ROSCO (19 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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Thanks y'all. (19 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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