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Re: Attaching train bogies
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 20 Jan 2000 19:37:02 GMT
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johnneal@uswest.ANTISPAMnet
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Mike Poindexter wrote:
> Use one. You want a loose boogie plate because that reduces your friction
> while turning. They seem to spin too easily when off of the tracks, but on
> the tracks, they work great.
Or you can use a 2x2 turntable plate and forsake the bogie plate completely.
They work well, too AND...it's more prototypical:-)
-John
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> Mike
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> Nick Goetz <ngoetz@iquest.net> wrote in message
> news:FonByv.Lxw@lugnet.com...
> > Can someone share with me the proper way to attach a bogie to a non-train
> > platform? In other words, attach it to a standard 6x6 plate. My guess is • to
> > use a Technic plate but I can't figure out if I use one or two, or if • there
> > is a better method. It seems when I only use one plate it is to loose and • if
> > I use two, it becomes very tight. Maybe I need to add some type of spacer?
> > Thanks.
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> > -Nick
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| Sometimes it is hard to think outside of the box. I think the turntable is a great idea! Thanks. -Nick John Neal wrote in message <388763BE.9132D9F8@u...st.net>... (...) friction (...) on (...) completely. (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| Use one. You want a loose boogie plate because that reduces your friction while turning. They seem to spin too easily when off of the tracks, but on the tracks, they work great. Mike Nick Goetz <ngoetz@iquest.net> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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