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Re: Stability of cars/rails?
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 14 Oct 2003 20:21:52 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Jan-Albert van Ree wrote:
> Mike Thorn wrote:
> > I'm not sure I understand that. Are you saying use two separate tracks and
> > put the "outrigger" on the outer track?
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> > I basically want to circle an object (in this case a large one) with the
> > camera. I'm not sure how an arm on the outside helps that...can you
> > explain? :)
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> The arm on the outside, which has some weight on it, will prevent the car
> from waggling on the bogies, thus keeping it 100% steady on the track. See
> http://www.vanree.net/brickpiles/camcar.jpg for a sample...
I think I'd use a bigger interior wheel, technic beams for the outrigger and put
the weights (the big red things) midway between the wheel and the train car, but
ya, that looks like it ought to be pretty steady, you've changed a two point
mount to a three point.
Nice work, Jan-Albert...
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| (...) i still think that it could be improved: (URL) don't have to worry about magnets moving, so you can keep a constant distance and speed, and can mount a camera (may require another layer of plates to be stable). of course, i thought he was (...) (21 years ago, 15-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) The arm on the outside, which has some weight on it, will prevent the car from waggling on the bogies, thus keeping it 100% steady on the track. See (URL) for a sample... (21 years ago, 14-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains)
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