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Re: New angled beam
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lugnet.technic
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Wed, 22 Sep 1999 15:19:44 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Fredrik Glöckner writes:
> "Huw Millington" <hmillington@cix.co.uk> writes:
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> > I have to say that I didn't notice that! I am at work at the moment, but
> > I'll double check the lengths tonight. I can say that at that length they
> > are not 90 deg., though.
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> No, I would guess they are 135°. (I said 45° in my original post, but I
> really meant 135°, sorry.)
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> The old part 6629 (nine holes) has a pretty odd angle, 143.13°.
If that angle is there to allow for some fit to a grid
of holes, I'd guess the new beam has the same angle.
In the US S@H catalog, alt. model pictures show that the
new beam, too, has 9 holes, albeit 2+corner+6 rather than
3+corner+5.
I've actually found a good use for these odd pieces:
2 2-bend beams, held together side-by-side by a friction peg
at the long end and a 2-axle at the short end, make a nice
keychain (with a keyring from a worn-out
leather key pocket through the round hole nearest the
short end). After over a year of careless use, they are just
now starting to exhibit fatigue - probably better performance
for the money than an official minifig keychain, and much more
to my taste. And when in need of measuring something, I always
have its several known dimensions handy...
-gbr
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: New angled beam
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| (...) Yep, the angle makes it fit in a Phytagorean 3-4-5 triangle. Here's an illustration: (URL) In the US S@H catalog, alt. model pictures show that the (...) Yes, it looks like you are correct. The new part appears to still have 9 holes, but the (...) (25 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.technic)
| | | Re: New angled beam
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| (...) I believe the angled part makes the hypotenuse of a 3-4-5 right triangle. The 143.13° angle fits this geometry. Steve (25 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: New angled beam
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| (...) No, I would guess they are 135°. (I said 45° in my original post, but I really meant 135°, sorry.) The old part 6629 (nine holes) has a pretty odd angle, 143.13°. (...) Yep, it's the 32140 "five hole one bend" beam, with this basic shape: o + (...) (25 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.technic)
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