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Re: Amazing new part!
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lugnet.technic
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Wed, 6 Dec 2006 18:07:48 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Steve Lane wrote:
They seem like they’d be great for a lot of “stuff”. The edges of the tread
itself are just a bit thinner than a tile, so they should slide in the groove of
the ‘1x4 brick with groove’ piece.
The sprockets that drive the chain have good grip, so we should be able to put
some real torque into the chain.
I could see a moving sidewalk, or an escalator, or a ball machine lift
mechanism, or any number of cool uses!
And a standard Technic gear will engage the grooves on the top of the tread
links, although they’re not deep enough to really drive the gear.
I think the piece has some real potential. Time to go buy more snowmobiles!
JohnG, GMLTC
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| I've just stumbled across this post (URL) and apparently the snow mobiles track is made up of a new track! You can see it on this picture. (URL) It appears to be five wide with two stud holes! I wonder if it can withstand more load before snapping (...) (18 years ago, 6-Dec-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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