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Re: Strength in Flat cars?
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Date: 
Tue, 19 Jun 2001 02:27:35 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Jake McKee writes:
All,

I am curious how everyone has been able to add strength to flat cars and
cars without alot of upright support. How do you avoid the weak middle and
bowing?

Same way that real railcar designers do... use a center beam that puts the
floor under tension if it bends.

++Lar



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  Strength in Flat cars?
 
All, I am curious how everyone has been able to add strength to flat cars and cars without alot of upright support. How do you avoid the weak middle and bowing? Thanks! Jake --- Jake McKee AFOL LUGNET Member #211 (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)

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