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(...) Hey David, very awesome! :-) I especially like the way you've secured the cylinders, is it strong? Also, pretty neat idea to stop the air at the front using the lever stick. About the slipping, how about putting rubber bands on the driver (...) (18 years ago, 30-Oct-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) A Trolley, yes. (URL) The Neighborhood Trolley>, in fact. If you look behind the little train station (URL) here>, you can barely make out the other touch sensor at the other end. These are our subway modules which have been been so far too (...) (18 years ago, 29-Oct-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Is that touch sensor below the stop sign to control a trolley or similar? I found (URL) this> pic which shows the scene a bit better. tim (18 years ago, 29-Oct-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) (URL) Among others>:-) (URL) JOHN (18 years ago, 28-Oct-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(URL) Flatcar design by Didier Enjary, brick design by Benn Coifman. --Tony (18 years ago, 28-Oct-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) The news that inspired my building was of tank cars in Deerfield, MA (USA). Reportedly that train was carrying vegetable oils and grains. I know that same rail line carries a lot of coal. But I think most fuel oils in my region are brought in (...) (18 years ago, 28-Oct-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yes, I remembered, but just after posting! (why does this happen? - I must need more sleep to help my memory!) :-) Dan, it's particularly good that your kit fits with the larger scale, and you managed to get it through the design and (...) (18 years ago, 28-Oct-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Ben Fleskes wrote: <snip> (...) A huge oversite on my part-- Ben, I know I've thanked you before, but seriously, again thanks for the wheel sets that you produce--without them, my pneumatic train wouldn't have happened, (...) (18 years ago, 27-Oct-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yep--did the 90 degree offset--when you watch the video, you can see the wheels pause 4 times per revolution (using compass points-- NE, SE, SW, NW)--that's when one phase is done and waiting for the next phase. 4 phases with two pistons! I (...) (18 years ago, 27-Oct-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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<snip> (...) Very cool. I can't tell from the pictures, but are your driver wheels on either side of the engine set 90 degrees out of phase with the associated timing difference on your valve positioning? Ben In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, David (...) (18 years ago, 27-Oct-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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