Subject:
|
Re: Bogie design (coupler)
|
Newsgroups:
|
lugnet.trains
|
Date:
|
Fri, 28 Nov 2003 15:53:53 GMT
|
Viewed:
|
1455 times
|
| |
|
|
In lugnet.trains, Tim David wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, Sonnich Jensen wrote:
> > In lugnet.trains, Ross Crawford wrote:
> > > In lugnet.trains, Sonnich Jensen wrote:
> > > > 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.
> > >
> > > Have you tried using one of these?
> > > http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=3176
> >
> > No, but it does not meet my need.
> >
> > It does center it, but it does not give the 1/2 stud offset I need in the other
> > direction.
> > Also:
> > 1) I cannot attach a beam to it and keep in in position.
> > 2) using it as an extension is not an option as it is too wide (2 studs - well
> > 1,5 from center) - and in the end of the car I can only allow one stud. That
> > means some kind of tiny beam.
> >
> > BR
> > S
>
> Sorry didn't see the reply to ross when i wrote my other mail
>
> how about something along this line
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/talltim/Extras/bogie2.gif
>
> This still does not give you the 2.5 stud distance but might be a good starting
> point to go from.
Agreed! This might be the way to do it. It is not strong, but you can add a 1/2
brick technic bush (http://guide.lugnet.com/partsref/search.cgi?q=4265a ) there
- that might do it.
> a couple of questions, do you want to use the magnet as a coupler and what do
> you mean by attatching a beam?
Beam - technic beam. Eg:
http://guide.lugnet.com/partsref/search.cgi?q=32017
http://guide.lugnet.com/partsref/search.cgi?q=4263
And then attaching the magnet to it.
BR
S
|
|
Message has 1 Reply:
 | | Re: Bogie design (coupler)
|
| (...) Check. That sort of thing is often done by builders who are putting their trucks somewhat inboard of the car ends so that the magnet can swivel freely and can reach the car end to mate with the next car. Real cars body mount their couplers in (...) (21 years ago, 28-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
|
Message is in Reply To:
| | Re: Bogie design (coupler)
|
| (...) Sorry didn't see the reply to ross when i wrote my other mail how about something along this line (URL) still does not give you the 2.5 stud distance but might be a good starting point to go from. a couple of questions, do you want to use the (...) (21 years ago, 28-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
|
18 Messages in This Thread:
  
 
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
This Message and its Replies on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
