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Subject:	Re: A good use for the Hailfire Droid wheels
Newsgroups:	lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains
Date:	Thu, 31 Jul 2003 17:46:00 GMT
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That's one of the most intriguing designs I've seen lately. As soon as I get my Hailfire droid wheels, I'm going to make a coal dump for my train yard. It would also be good for a train turntable. Rob "David Wegmuller" <david@wegmuller.org> wrote in message news:HIwDrF.E4H@lugnet.com... > Hi, > As soon as I saw these big wheels, I knew that there has to be a way to • use them > as part of a roller bearing to support a big crane... So here it is (the • bearing > only, the crane will take a bit more time): > <http://www.wegmuller.org/lego/technic/hi_bearing3.jpg > <http://www.wegmuller.org/lego/technic/lo_bearing3.jpg>> > <http://www.wegmuller.org/lego/technic/hi_bearing2.jpg > <http://www.wegmuller.org/lego/technic/lo_bearing2.jpg>> > <http://www.wegmuller.org/lego/technic/hi_bearing1.jpg > <http://www.wegmuller.org/lego/technic/lo_bearing1.jpg>> > > The wheels were too small to use by themselves, so I added the three stud • long > lift arms on one side to "prop up" the wheels... Obviously, on an actual • crane a > somewhat more powerful motor will be needed to drive the rotation... > > Greetings, > David

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		A good use for the Hailfire Droid wheels
Hi, As soon as I saw these big wheels, I knew that there has to be a way to use them as part of a roller bearing to support a big crane... So here it is (the bearing only, the crane will take a bit more time): (3 URLs) The wheels were too small to (...) (21 years ago, 31-Jul-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)

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