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Re: New angled beam
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lugnet.technic
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Wed, 22 Sep 1999 17:28:18 GMT
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"G. Benedikt Rochow" <rochogb@eng.auburn.removethis.edu> writes:
> > The old part 6629 (nine holes) has a pretty odd angle, 143.13°.
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> 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.
Yep, the angle makes it fit in a Phytagorean 3-4-5 triangle. Here's an
illustration:
http://www.math.uio.no/~fredrigl/technic/one-bend/
> 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.
Yes, it looks like you are correct. The new part appears to still have
9 holes, but the short end is shorter, as you said. Sorry for being
wrong! (It's a bit hard to see from those scanned catalogue images.)
Fredrik
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| (...) 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 (...) (25 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.technic)
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