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Re: Cable Operated Shovel
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lugnet.technic
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Fri, 23 Sep 2005 21:47:23 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Benjamin Ventura wrote:
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Hello!
Check out my new pics of a large cable mining shovel:
Link to gallery:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=146636
I have been experimenting with using non-lego motors to drive this thing and
have had a lot of success at it. The hoist (to make the bucket go up and
down), wheels (for forward locomotion and steering), and swing (spin the top
part of the machine) are all powered by teams of 18 volt motors I purchased
at Radio Shack. The whole system is run with a battery from a residential
phone system. The radio shack motors are more powerful than lego motors, and
much cheaper.
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Hi Ben, great shovel! I have a couple of questions though - I can’t tell from
the pics, does the bucket release door open? If so how? Also, have you found
that using the high power motors puts more stress on any bricks, or causes more
wear?
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It stands 25 inches tall, almost 36 inches long with the bucket all the way
out. Gross vehicle weight is appx 40 lbs.
Stay tuned for video of the machine digging..
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Cool, can’t wait for that!
Thanks!
ROSCO
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| (...) Hello Ross, About the bucket - that is the one thing I forgot to take pictures of. The bottom of the bucket does open and close. At the end of the boom that the bucket is mounted on, at the intersection of the grey and black pieces, there is a (...) (19 years ago, 26-Sep-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| (URL) Hello! Check out my new pics of a large cable mining shovel: Link to gallery: (URL) (You might have to wait a little while for the brickshelf gallery to be moderated..) I have been experimenting with using non-lego motors to drive this thing (...) (19 years ago, 23-Sep-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX) !
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