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Re: Help with redesigning a Boat Lock
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lugnet.technic
Date: 
Fri, 6 May 2005 01:48:42 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, danny staple <orionrobots@gmail.com> wrote:

This is an interesting proposition - but I would be wary. I dont have
a Lego worm gear to hand, but if the rear is a half turn out from the
front - then the teeth may not match up.

The teeth won't match up as you say, but only one if the gears needs to be fixed
- the other can be an idler, with its sole function being to pinch the worm
gear, not raise the platform.

Jennifer



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  Re: Help with redesigning a Boat Lock
 
(...) Ah - hadnt thought of it like that. In which case- it would be worth using more than one set (gear+idler) for additional stability. Danny (20 years ago, 7-May-05, to lugnet.technic)

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(...) This is an interesting proposition - but I would be wary. I dont have a Lego worm gear to hand, but if the rear is a half turn out from the front - then the teeth may not match up. Also I think using the worm gears is a great idea -I would (...) (20 years ago, 5-May-05, to lugnet.technic)

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