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Re: Speculation: Monorail, Disney, Past Coincidence?
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Wed, 20 Jan 1999 03:42:34 GMT
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johnneal@/Spamless/uswest.net
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Please, Larry, do not omit the diesels and their sand needs as well. Isn't it
stored in the nose? BTW the whole issue of using larger drivers, 6 drivers,
etc., is mute (sic) because the turning radius of Lego track is too sharp- what to
do about that?
Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> Louise Belles wrote:
> >
> > Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > > I'm a purist. No non TLG elements sully my creations. I'm fairly
> > > pedantic about it(1) too.
> > > But I'd make a big fat exception for train specific LEGO compatible
> > > elements that came from elsewhere.
> > >
> > > 1 - OK, raise your hand if you're surprised by that admission.. <scans
> > > globe> Look Ma, no hands!
> >
> > Beyond surprise- why I am shocked! Last I read you would only use original
> > Lego string. (I had to replace my own after the cats did something disgusting
> > with it.)
>
> No, I meant the admission that I was pedantic. :-) I may have to give up
> on TLG string, though. Some darnfools are running the string prices way
> up in AucZILLA. :-)
>
> > >
> > > 2 - or at least slipping, which is what drivers often do if not
> > > sufficiently sanded.
> >
> > Sanding! Why that will get you kicked out of a pinewood derby faster than a
> > speeding locamotive. Oh sorry, we aren't at a pinewood derby, but remembeer
> > that if your son becomes a scout.
>
> Sanding drivers is perfectly good form, that's what the sand dome on a
> steam locomtive is there for, after all, to keep sand in. It's on top of
> the boiler so that the sand is kept nice and hot, hence dry, and hence
> (1) will flow down the sand pipes(2) to the drivers(3) with no blockage,
> which is important on those icy days. (4)
>
> 1 - is two hences in a row OK?
> 2 - If you look on a prototype steam locomotive, you'll see little pipes
> that often go a fair ways down towards the track between drivers. These
> are the sand pipes. They guide the sand to just in front of the drivers.
> 3 - drivers as in powered wheels, not as in the UK word for locomotive
> engineer
> 3 - unless you're a good engineer, in which case you get good adhesion
> without much sand because you're a light touch on the throttle and you
> admit just enough steam to do the right thing without any slippage.
> Coming home with a full sand dome was cause for bragging.
>
> ++Lar
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| (...) Usually. Indeed, sand is still important, but nowadays antislip microprocessors and high adhesion trucks, as well as the fact that all axles are powered, greatly reduces the need for it except in extreme situations. (...) Moot. Well, I'd do (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) No, I meant the admission that I was pedantic. :-) I may have to give up on TLG string, though. Some darnfools are running the string prices way up in AucZILLA. :-) (...) Sanding drivers is perfectly good form, that's what the sand dome on a (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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