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Hi! I'm currently working on an aircraft in Technic and I need help to construct an propeller. The model I'm copying uses a propeller with six "blades" (are they perhaps named rotors?). I figured that I can use the medium pulley wheel as base to (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Well ... If you don't mind some small sticking-out bits, perhaps the 1/2 bushings and the steering arm piece with one hole at each end and the studs in between, plus some small 2 or 3 long axles would do the trick? That is the only thing I can think (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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I can't figure out right know if it is possible or not, but there is a 3-blade configuration (designed around 1981-2, which is obsolete now since the 3-Blade technic rotor part have been introduced) which can be a starting point or at least (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Tobbe, You could possibly use 2 of the Technic 3 bladed rotor parts, rotated 180 degrees from each other. This gives 6 blades, but 3 of them are set back 1 plate's depth. You could possibly build them up a bit to be even. The Technique 3 blade rotor (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Use indeed 2 Technic 3-bladed rotor parts, put on each blade 3 Technic half-beams (with rounded ends) and put the rotor parts on an axle, face to face, turned 180 degrees. Voila, plain and simpel, all propellor blades in line, further enlargements (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Thanks all! I'll answer you one by one. Geoffrey, I'm not quite sure I understand what you mean *blush*. Are you refering to the 1x4 plate with a hole in each end with "notches" around the hole and some half-bushings? This solution would make the (...) (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Et voila indeed! Hope I had the eight 3 blade rotors needed, do they come in black? I have to see if I can find a good source for them. Se my other answer in the original thread for my latest idea. Thanks! TGIF! /Tobbe (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) No no... It's built from the basic parts like 6-hole small technic pulleys, 1/2 pins and regular plates. This simple design dated from early 1980's, there was no such propellers exist at that time. Look at the picture (URL) for a fuzzy and (...) (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) cone such as the yellow one found on the exhaust (?) of the 8860 supercar could make a good spinner as well - although it would be better in black or grey, of course. Jennifer Clark (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I've noticed that 1x plates attached to the holes of a 6 hole pulley don't move around very much. So to make a propellor, (with 3 blades offset by one or two plates), attach 3 1x plates to a pulley so they stick straight out. Do the same on (...) (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Thanks! Taken out of my mind I think the spinner was supposed to be around 32mm in diameter and the cone is a little to pointy, I have to look into this, thanks for the idea Jennifer! Thank God I can go home now, work has been terrible, as (...) (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) That is an blurry picture indeed! It's impossible for me to make things out of it... Dang... (...) Well, the thickness should not be a problem. The propeller blade will have a length of 96mm or 12 studs, that's the radius for the prop folks ;) (...) (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I now see what you mean and I'll look into it over the weekend! Thanks! Sincerely, /Tobbe (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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"Tobbe Arnesson" <tnt@arnesson.nu> wrote in message news:39cb09b1.901912...net.com... (...) technic liftarm--either the 1x3 one (part 6632), or the 1x4 one (part 2825). This has a few consequences. One, it makes the structure slightly more compact (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) *bonk* Now why didn't I think of that? Thanks :) /Tobbe (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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