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Re: Self-Centering extended coupler
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 8 Aug 2000 15:46:52 GMT
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Very nice design. No springs either! I will definitely try it. The slack
action, as you mentioned, is a concern, but kudos to the design that allows
you to push and still have the coupler pivot.
"Christopher Masi" <cmasi@cmasi.chem.tulane.edu> wrote in message
news:398F8A24.77534C4F@cmasi.chem.tulane.edu...
> This came up a couple of days ago, but I finally came up with a design
> for a coupler that (1) is not connected to the trucks, (2) pivots to
> allow the cars to negotiate the curves, (3) centers itself when the car
> is being pushed, and (4) pivots to negotiate curves while the car is
> being pushed backwards. The coupler could use some improvements, but the
> basic design idea works.
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> I posted some pictures on my site
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http://cmasi.chem.tulane.edu/~lego/trains/extended_coupler/extended_coupler.
htm
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> Chris
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| Yes, I am concerned that the slack action could result in a high failure rate, especially if there is not a strong structure at the end of the car to help keep the coupler attached to the car. Thanks for the kudos. The design occurred to me when I (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Self-Centering extended coupler
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| This came up a couple of days ago, but I finally came up with a design for a coupler that (1) is not connected to the trucks, (2) pivots to allow the cars to negotiate the curves, (3) centers itself when the car is being pushed, and (4) pivots to (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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