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Re: Strengthening Gears
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lugnet.technic
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Wed, 6 Mar 2002 14:57:19 GMT
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On Tue, 5 Mar 2002 18:26:21 GMT, "Thomas Avery"
<thomas.avery@intec-hou.com> wrote:
> In lugnet.technic, Tobbe Arnesson writes:
> <snip>
> > 5) After a few turns (got a soft axle) a "snap" was heard and there
> > was pieces falling... from the non-boiled gear!
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> Ha! How about that? We now have one confirmed test that gear-boiling works.
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> Anyone care to speculate on the physics behind this?
I talked to my co-worker who's a rock climber about this interesting
matter and he claims that climb ropes get better and better from
stress regarding max weight/pull capabilites, however they also get
crispier. Climbing ropes are generally made of nylon.
So there seems to be some form of relocation in the atoms when nylon
is heated that makes it harder.
If I can figure out a way to test the stress induced on a LEGO gear I
might say how much "better" it get's in various aspects. Don't know
how many gears I'm willing to sacrifice on this though 8-)
/Tobbe
http://www.arnesson.nu/lotek/
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| (...) This is just a wild thought, but what if the boiling process doesn't alter the the strength of the material, but helps to reduce stress concentration points? If the gear deforms ever so slightly (i.e. negligible deformation- no change when (...) (23 years ago, 6-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Strengthening Gears
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| In lugnet.technic, Tobbe Arnesson writes: <snip> (...) Ha! How about that? We now have one confirmed test that gear-boiling works. Anyone care to speculate on the physics behind this? TJ p.s. Thanks Tobbe for sacrificing your gears and axles. (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
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