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Re: new truck design (rehash)
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 22 Apr 2002 18:26:28 GMT
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Gianluca Morelli wrote:
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> In lugnet.trains, Christopher Tracey writes:
> > A few weeks ago we had a discussion in this group about a lower profile
> > truck design. Although we were mainly focusing on spine and container
> > cars these truck designs can be adapted to any number of uses.
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> > Here's what I came up for a solution:
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> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=159463
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> > I've tested this design in a five unit spine car and it works great.
> > There doesn't seem to be much friction and the height is perfect for the
> > cars. The only thing I am unhappy with is the wheels are not centered
> > in the outside beam, but it's close enough.
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> > Thanks to everyone who participated in the discussion.
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> > LMKWYT!
> > -chris
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> Nice work,Chris!
Thanks Gianluca,
> What did you use to support the metal axles?
The axles are supported between a set of 1x2 plates w door rails. These
parts are pretty common currently in the MOT engines.
> I've never built trains with *naked* ( ;-P ) axles,but once i designed such
> a bogey (truck) that used the bricks 1x1 modified with headlight
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> http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?PartID=4070
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> of course the metal axle was inside the hole.
> Else,one can use a technic brick witha 1/2 pin inside.
It seemes like there would be a lot of play in the axle this way.
Wouldn't you also have to pop the wheels off the axles?
Thanks again.
-c
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| (...) A very fine idea! (...) Maybe not so much. I never built it :) (...) Yes. But just one.It's not difficult,and it should come back exactly to its place,since there's a little difference in diameter between the point where the wheel is and the (...) (25 years ago, 22-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Nice work,Chris! What did you use to support the metal axles? The space between the stud and the edge of a piece? I've never built trains with *naked* ( ;-P ) axles,but once i designed such a bogey (truck) that used the bricks 1x1 modified (...) (25 years ago, 22-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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