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Re: Another Hopper
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 23 Sep 2002 19:45:52 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, James Mathis writes:
> This grey hopper is based on the look of the blue hopper set 4536, but
> contains a different construction base and cargo discharge door mechanism.
> The door mechanism uses a hinged scissor(?) lever. When the door is in the
> closed position, the scissor hinge passes an inflection point in its
> rotation and "locks" the door closed. The door is opened by rotating a
> lever on the opposite side from that in which the cargo dispenses.
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> This door mechanism design is about 4 years old. I really built this one.
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> Here are POV-images and instructions:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=25700
Here are pictures of the real-brick-build from years ago:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=4987
Note that there is another lever extension for the door lever on the
real-brick-model that I forgot to put onto the CAD version-- it's needed so
the lever can be accessed by fingers to open/close the door.
later,
James Mathis
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| This grey hopper is based on the look of the blue hopper set 4536, but contains a different construction base and cargo discharge door mechanism. The door mechanism uses a hinged scissor(?) lever. When the door is in the closed position, the scissor (...) (24 years ago, 23-Sep-02, to lugnet.trains)
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