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Re: Advice wanted
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 15 Jan 2004 22:16:49 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Tim David wrote:
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I want to put some boiler stays in, as below
However the front footplate moves in comparison to the boiler (to go round
Lego corners/curves) meaning they need movement.
There three options I
can think of:
1 mount a rigid rod on a turntable at the lower end and
don’t fix the top end, just let it move in the gap between the boiler and
tank (1/2 stud wide btw)
2 mount a flexible rod (pneumatic tube) rigidly
at the lower end and wedged in the gap between boiler and tank.
3 mount
the bar rigidly a the top and and not fixed at the bottom end so it just
slides over the footplate (with the addition of some tiles)
Does anyone have any thoughts or other suggestions?
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Here’s a crazy idea: how about using a black rubber band?
--Bill.
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| (...) That IS crazy. It will never work! No, more seriously that's actually pretty spiffy thinking. Figure out how to route the band through the boiler and through the pilot and Bob's your uncle. One wrinkle though, there will be a tendency for the (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| I want to put some boiler stays in, as below (URL) However the front footplate moves in comparison to the boiler (to go round Lego corners/curves) meaning they need movement. There three options I can think of: 1 mount a rigid rod on a turntable at (...) (20 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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