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  Re: New Elements on Factory?
 
(...) I see what you mean about the buffers, although I assume you mean the magnet that is hard mounted. The ability to pivot to allow the correct polarity to face outwards if vital really, otherwise you end up with the Brio problem of having to (...) (17 years ago, 3-Apr-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
 
  Re: New Elements on Factory?
 
(...) <>> (...) Could it be for this reason? (URL) link> (warning Stajinaria link, may contain swearing, rudeness and other behaviour unallowed on LUGNET). Tim (17 years ago, 3-Apr-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
 
  Re: New Elements on Factory?
 
(...) This is my guess. The magnet looks like it might spin and pivot so it might still work. My guess is that it will have to work otherwise they would have to have 2 different buffers, one front and one Back. -Eric (17 years ago, 3-Apr-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
 
  Train coupler designs was Re: New Elements on Factory?
 
(...) Well... here's a technic coupler which has the same range of movement, almost the same dimensions and is rotationally symmetric. (URL) I've cross-posted this to .technic in case the good people there can come up with something smaller and/or (...) (17 years ago, 3-Apr-08, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic, FTX)
 
  Re: Train coupler designs was Re: New Elements on Factory?
 
(...) I used a similar technique in the past, though I can't find a hyperlink to the solution (which was not mine, I think Chris Masi's). It worked rather well, though the main problem that I encountered was the frictionless pins slipping out of the (...) (17 years ago, 4-Apr-08, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic, FTX)

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