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Re: Bridge Building Questions
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Date: 
Mon, 30 Apr 2001 20:55:38 GMT
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i've been pondering building a draw bridge between two tables.  i was
wondering if anyone else has tried that.  it would be easy for 4.5v but i
imagine you would have to custom make some rails to get the electrical
conncetion for 9v or 12v.

Hmm...lift bridges that I know of:
Mine
Ben Fleskes
GMLTC(?)

I am sure other people have made lift bridges, which are far easier than a draw
bridge in Lego.  (at least, I think they are easier...I haven't built a draw
bridge).  Fixed bridges have ranged up to the _truely_ long, "Ben" from Germany
has built one that was incredible, as has:

http://www.pnltc.org/SEA_GATS_00/Gal_SEA_GATS_00_bridges.html

And

http://news.lugnet.com/trains/?n=8720

James



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  Re: Bridge Building Questions
 
(...) Nope. Just embed connectors somewhere in the bridge and leave a one stud gap between rail ends. At least that is what I did. That is not the hard part. I htink your big problem with a two table draw bridge is keeping the alignment. (...) I've (...) (24 years ago, 30-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: Bridge Building Questions
 
(...) The GMLTC had a bascule bridge on our last layout: (URL) is a vertical lift bridge behind it, but that one didn't work very well... :-( ) I don't have a picture of the bascule in the 'up' position, but I can explain it pretty easily. Pivot (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-01, to lugnet.trains)

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  Re: Bridge Building Questions
 
(...) i've been pondering building a draw bridge between two tables. i was wondering if anyone else has tried that. it would be easy for 4.5v but i imagine you would have to custom make some rails to get the electrical conncetion for 9v or 12v. (...) (24 years ago, 30-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)

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