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Re: Technic Tank Treads/Coveyer belt!
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lugnet.trains
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Date:
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Tue, 13 Feb 2001 02:48:49 GMT
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In lugnet.dacta, Matt Agnew writes:
> In lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, Josh Baakko writes:
> > if you are looking for technic tank treads/coveyer belts go here:
> (pitsco dacta store)
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> Anyone made conveyor belts from these? I'm working on one for my train layout.
> I'm using 1x3 bricks every 10 links or so - they fit perfectly right over one
> link. You do have to be careful that there is a constant sidewall all the way
> around the path of the 1x3, otherwise it catches on the edge as it's going
> past.
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> I'm trying to get my hopper cars to dump into a bin, and then have the conveyor
> re-load them into the train cars. Haven't found LEGO pieces that work well as
> cargo. Currently working with (unpopped) popcorn. I figure since I'll be
> using this setup at a train show, I don't want to risk spilling valuable LEGO
> all over the place.
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> I'd love to hear from anyone who has done this...
Havn't tried, but it sounds great, I may try that. I'd think 1x1 round
plates would work.
Josh
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> Matt Agnew
> enginemusic.com
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| (...) (pitsco dacta store) Anyone made conveyor belts from these? I'm working on one for my train layout. I'm using 1x3 bricks every 10 links or so - they fit perfectly right over one link. You do have to be careful that there is a constant sidewall (...) (24 years ago, 13-Feb-01, to lugnet.dacta)
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