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Subject: 
Bogie design (coupler)
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Fri, 28 Nov 2003 09:24:22 GMT
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Hi all!

I am working on a new train, and I am blocked with the bogie design.
It is a standard small bogie 6x4, but I do not use a normal coupler, as I do not
want the buffers, secondly, the coupler must a bit away from bogie it self,
something like 2,5 studs.

The problems I have are:
the half offset - why? Looking at a coupler, the technic pin is a bit offset'd
(less that half a stud), and that is causing me problems with a specific lenght
such as 4 og 5 studs. The half stud is needed when the car goes through curves.

I have played around with technic tiny beams 1x4 and 1x5 and old parts for
steering in cars.

This is also a problem due to the less space I have, somehow got the the other
half offset (so the couplet is in center, with 3 studs to each side). I have
used 2x1 jumper places, which is a solution, but I am not satisfied with it.

Basically, I have the bogie, and I need a coupler 2,5 or 3,5 studs centered from
the bogie (there are 3 studs from the bogie to the end of the car).

Any ideas?

BR
Sonnich



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  Re: Bogie design (coupler)
 
(...) Have you tried using one of these? (URL) (21 years ago, 28-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)

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