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Re: How did James Mathis make his tilting trains?
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lugnet.trains
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Sat, 9 Feb 2002 18:40:32 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, James Mathis writes:
> I have not posted any construction details of the tilting mechanism.
> They will come. I have the model cast in MLCad form, but I still need to
> spend a fair amount of time generating and refining any instructions.
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> I will say that the full train is very long. If memory serves correctly,
> something like a little over 7 feet. The tilting mechanism causes enough
> friction between wheels and rails that I have used qty 3 9v train motors.
> To push-pull the full set through severe curvey-S curves, I have had to hook
> up 2 speed regulators. Not a very efficient design; but it is pretty cool
> looking tilting through the curves.
Does this mean that you can go through the curves at full speed without
derailing, using the tilting mechanism?
Ludo Soete
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| (...) No. Even in real-life trains, I'm not sure that making a train tilt through a curve necessarily enables it to go any faster than it could if it didn't tilt. It is my understanding that tilting the train cars is more to keep passengers more (...) (23 years ago, 9-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: How did James Mathis make his tilting trains?
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| I have not posted any construction details of the tilting mechanism. They will come. I have the model cast in MLCad form, but I still need to spend a fair amount of time generating and refining any instructions. I will say that the full train is (...) (23 years ago, 9-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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