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Re: How did James Mathis make his tilting trains?
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lugnet.trains
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Sun, 10 Feb 2002 18:19:42 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.
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> Thanks for asking about it.
> later,
> James Mathis
I've been trying to make a tilting system for my own APT cab, and I've
simply used a tilting bogie plate and rubber bands. The train tilts well,
it dosn't tilt to much ect. But when I run it on straight track, it will
always lean to one side. The rubber bands aren't strong enough.
Could at least tell us what pieces/construction you used to steady the
tilting? Please?
John Henry Kruer
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Message has 1 Reply:
 | | Re:...tilting trains? / Eric Brok did it like this
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| (...) [snip] (...) Dear John, maybe the site of Eric Brok is somewhat interesting to you. He was - AFAIK - the first to build a tilting train. He made this nice animation on the working principle: (URL) find his pages here: (URL) tilting train here: (...) (23 years ago, 10-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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