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Re: Discussion of Train Table Sizes
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lugnet.trains.org
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Thu, 16 Dec 2004 09:43:17 GMT
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In lugnet.trains.org, Ludo Soete wrote:
> I did use the measure of 30 and 7/32nds, with gives us 767,55625 millimeters,
> and rounded them up to 768mm. This is indeed a bit too much, because we got also
> problems with bridges (96 studs long) mounted on a table 30 bricks below the
> zero level (zero level = 75 cm above ground level). The piles from the bridge
> where bend (broken) due to this problem. I just placed 4 gray base plates of
> 48*48 studs in line, fixed with 2*4 plates, and measured the distance between
> the two middle base plates. This gives me 767mm. I guess that this would be
> better than using 768mm. Additional problems are humidity (we use MDF sheets),
> cutting and mounting tolerance and the tolerance on the LEGO bricks. As stated
> in the following tread: http://news.lugnet.com/lego/?n=2139&t=i&v=a is abouth
> 6%.
I'm surprised you would use inches as your base measurement, since you are based
in Europe. Why didn't you just use the simple formula 1 stud = 8 mm?
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| (...) Hi all, I did use the measure of 30 and 7/32nds, with gives us 767,55625 millimeters, and rounded them up to 768mm. This is indeed a bit too much, because we got also problems with bridges (96 studs long) mounted on a table 30 bricks below the (...) (20 years ago, 14-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains.org)
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