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Re: New train MOCs
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 2 Aug 2000 21:25:48 GMT
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CMASI@CMASI.CHEM.stopspamTULANE.EDU
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I do not have spings, so I was trying to avoid a design that would need
springs. Would you use the springs to hold the coupler in the locked or
non-pivoting mode and when the train went around a curve the spring would
allow the shaft to come out of the channel and pivot? The advantage I see
to the spring is that the spring would ensure that the coupler slid into
the locked position, where as simply using the backward motion may not
guarantee that the coupler slid into the locked position.
chris
James Powell wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, Thomas Cook writes:
> > YES! I know this has been done in model railroading, so it should be
> > possible in LEGO too. I look forward to a successful design, Chris.
>
>
> How about the spring blocks like in 4559 for the crossing gates?
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> Would they work?
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> James
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: New train MOCs
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| Preliminary tests suggest that my design idea may work. The problem is that if I use 2 3x3 wing plates with a 1 stud gap between them the mechanism is 7 studs wide. Obviously, 7 studs wide is not going to work on a 6-wide design. On an 8-wide design (...) (24 years ago, 3-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: New train MOCs
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| I was thinking of using the "spring" to center the coupler when it was not coupled. This way you could back up to the car and couple without having to manually align the coupler. When negotiating turns the spring would allow the coupler to swing, (...) (24 years ago, 3-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New train MOCs
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| (...) How about the spring blocks like in 4559 for the crossing gates? Would they work? James (24 years ago, 2-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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