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Re: Building a three-foot bridge
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.znap
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Fri, 24 Jan 2003 01:52:21 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Brian Kendig writes:
> I want to build a bridge to cross a one-meter gap between two train
> platforms. The bridge must hold two straight lengths of track, spaced
> with one trackwidth between them (the distance there would be if you
> snapped two cross-intersection track pieces together).
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> The platforms themselves are a meter off the ground, so putting a
> support in the middle of the span isn't feasible.
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> Two years ago I grabbed one of every Znap set from a TRU clearance.
> I've been using that to try to build a beam bridge. I've gotten the
> beam reasonably rigid, but my problem right now is that it twists very
> easily, and I can't figure out how to support against that.
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> Any tips on how to build a sturdy one-meter-long bridge out of Znap
> and/or Technic while being somewhat miserly with the pieces, so I don't
> run out? And any tips on how to reinforce against twisting would be
> greatly appreciated, thanks!
Well there's Wayne Hussey's bridge which was built out of znap
http://news.lugnet.com/trains/?n=6992 it's a bit longer than you need, but I
imagine it would've been impossible to use if it had a twisting problem.
Maybe you could adapt his deck construction technique?
Also I built this small bridge
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=13433 which is very stable,
and could be extended and widened quite easily.
ROSCO
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