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Subject:	Re: New Crane...
Newsgroups:	lugnet.technic
Date:	Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:30:00 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Alvin Brant wrote: > > Well, after many dissapointments over the weekend: > > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=328336 > > I finally got to raise the main boom on this creation: > > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=3273583 > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=3273593 > > Looks like I need to stiffen up the boom a bit... > > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=3273901 > > There sill is going to be a fixed jib added for the lifting test, and a Luffing > jib added to try and break my previous record for height! I am hoping for 22 or > 23 feet on this one! > > Hope you all enjoy! Ha! You're not a real crane builder till you've had at least one massive failure ;) Looking good Alvin. And you'd be surprised how much steel booms bend - check out this pic for an example: http://br-eng.info/gallery/v/general/prototypes/construction/cc2800/DCP_1883.jpg.html (Line up a piece of paper along it to see the bend) OK, not quite as much as yours, but you can't expect too much with plastic! ROSCO

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		Re: New Crane...
(...) Ross, Check these pics out....the first one is my favorite "boom flex" photo, and the second one is a pic of the boom flexing on the original cc8800-Twin! Enjoy... (URL) (18 years ago, 10-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic)

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		Re: New Crane...
(...) Well, after many dissapointments over the weekend: (URL) finally got to raise the main boom on this creation: (URL) like I need to stiffen up the boom a bit... (URL) sill is going to be a fixed jib added for the lifting test, and a Luffing jib (...) (18 years ago, 7-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic)

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