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[Duck]

I'm not sure how far I'll get with this, but I thought I'd throw it out there. :)



The haul rope engages the grip, it's 4 mm OD pneumatic tubing.

-Iain

[ski_Lift_modeler]

Looks Great!!

Id love to see mroe progress on this!

[Duck]

Here's a lil' sketch I did up for the system I'm building for rtlToronto/train7 in Toronto, for my friend Janey. Her module spans about 3 metres, and I'll be using 3 of these cabins in a pulse configuration. Elevation change is 36 bricks over the span.





-Iain

[WBSKI]

Cool project, cant wait to see more!!

[ski_Lift_modeler]

holy shit looks reallllly cool.. i wish i had the legos to bulid that..making stuff with balsa wood and wire so repetitivly is so annoying and stressful:( but besides my little rant, id love to see the progress, keep us informed!

[edmontonguy]

He'res a photo of the 3S grip i found from the Alpin express. It's of much earlier design (1992) but was built by garaventa so i think it has some in common with the doppelmayr.

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[highspeedquad]

So how actually does the grip work? Where is the spot where haul rope will connect?

[edmontonguy]

Looks to me like the haul rope is going to run in the middle of the four pegs on top of the grip. Though how it will be secured i can only guess.

[highspeedquad]

It does seem somewhat loose, but I think that only Duck can answer this.

[Duck]

highspeedquad, on Mar 13 2005, 06:39 PM, said:

So how actually does the grip work? Where is the spot where haul rope will connect?
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It worka lika 'dis. ;)



The idea was to use 4 mm OD pneumatic tubing for the load and haul rope. In terminals, I'd like to have a sheave overhead that draws the rope up out of the grip (it fits snugly - but comes out easily enough). Same thing on the departure side of the terminal, have the rope come in via an overhead sheave, pressing it into place.

-Iain

[highspeedquad]

Ok, thanks. Have you built a rough terminal or tower yet? How will the towers and terminal work? I'm guessing by the fixtures on the cabin that are for the support rope, but again, that is my guess and I don't know for sure. Also, when do you plan to have it finished?

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[Zage]

cool stuff I am trying to make a tri-cable gondola myself using exsting terminal's and other stuff I have. (to put it in more simple words, I am converting my bi-cable gondola to a tri-cable gondola)

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[Aussierob]

Here's some scanned brochure material for your viewing pleasure. :D

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[Duck]

Thank you Edmontonguy and Rob for the additional photos!

@ Edmontonguy,

Where is the Alpin Express located?

@ highspeedquad,

I'll be working on it more once I finish my current project. With the end of the boarding season so quickly aproaching, I find it difficult to convince myself to stay in and work on these things. 3 months of season is just way too short!

@ Mike,

I hear you on the balsa wood. I have very little patience and LEGO is a perfect medium to make detailed, mechanically complex projects in a short period of time. Programming and control is a huge bonus. So I admire that you have the mad skillz (with a z) to go through the whole process in building your lifts! Props.

-Iain

[ski_Lift_modeler]

thank you very much Iain,

I personally admire your creations because legos, are just plain cool. Also i LOVE the way the cabins are.. it is so provisional looking!

and the stuff i do isn't hard, its just a matter of time.. which i seem to have too much of.. also KICK ASS lego ride in that link! twenty million thumbs up!

[ski_Lift_modeler]

I CHANGED MY MIND, MY CURRENT PROJECT IS OF THIS!, sorry about the caps, just i am really hyper right now. it will be VERY cool because all the guys could see the lego and the balsa type together..

i think its a good idea.. ill post again.. (btw sorry bout all the un fulfilled model posts.. this one is going through!)

[edmontonguy]

The Alpin Express is located in Saas Fee Somewhere in Europe, It has Gangloff cabins.

Here's a link to an italian? page on the new 3S at Kitzbuel. This is the most detail i've seen about a 3S lift to date.

Awsome Photos

[Duck]

Funivie is such a great resource. I love that page!

-Iain

[ski_Lift_modeler]

so Iain your doing the killy, im going to do the red one.. haha this will be sickk!

[Aussierob]

I've got a video from Doppelmayr about the construction of the Kitzbuhel lift but it's 2Gb :(