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Re: rubber band power
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lugnet.technic
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Thu, 9 Dec 1999 13:26:22 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Rick Kirkwood writes:
> Does anyone have a good design for powering a vehicle with rubber band
> power. I've played around with several ideas but results were
> disappointing. Doesn't seem like it should be so hard, but mine only go a
> few feet. Any help or references would be most appreciated.
I played about with that idea too.. I created a gear rack years ago that
geared up to silly proportions using large and medium gears, although it did
twist a few axles. However, I tied a few rubber bands together, added some
wheels and bingo - it went about 12 feet.
My friend had a more basic design which relied on lots of rubber band length
and no gearing and his went further, even though mine was faster!
Sorry I can't really help, although I would recommend inviting a friend over
and competing using equal rubber band length, as it was great fun :)
Richard
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