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Re: 94" Arch suspension bridge
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lugnet.technic
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Thu, 3 Mar 2005 18:12:17 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Thomas Avery wrote:
> In lugnet.technic, Bob Kojima wrote:
> > I have been working on this bridge for a few months now...
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> Very cool, Bob! I like it in black! How did the design perform for you?
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Sorry, I just re-read your description and caught your "performace report". I
was engrossed by the photos first thing, and just had to look at them in detail!
Very nice. Yes, the arch itself (minus deck) will just bend and spread out. It
will not hold any weight. Once the deck is in place, it will be put into tension
and keep the arch together (sort of like a long bow).
The only trouble I had with mine was getting the deck to be somewhat level.
Although I used the non-LEGO approach by using braided nylon string. Looks like
you used real LEGO parts for the deck hangers.
-TJ
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| (...) yeah, the friction pegs i used to hold the arch segments together are now frictionless. they got squished just slightly. next time i set it up i'm going to use axles instead. it is an amazingly strong bridge. i had my doubts that it would hold (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: 94" Arch suspension bridge
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| (...) <snip> Very cool, Bob! I like it in black! How did the design perform for you? I found it to be very stable and plenty strong in use (i.e. when passing trains through it). Nice job. -TJ p.s. Sorry for the late response. I've been a little busy (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic)
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