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Model Working Ski Lift

Started by WBSKI, Feb 15 2004 08:05 AM

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#41 Zage

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Posted 13 January 2005 - 07:41 PM

Here is a diagram.

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Posted 13 January 2005 - 08:14 PM

Thanks for the diagram! I guess with the rope routing the way you have it, both loops are the same length. Are both loops driven off the same motor/drive?

Here are some photos of what I came up with tonight, based on the Funifor photographs I could find. It's still very rough (espically the terminals), but I got so excited looking at photos of that one in Italy today I coulnd't resist. :)

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Posted 14 January 2005 - 04:31 AM

That's really good, how long did that take?
I like the guy in front
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Posted 14 January 2005 - 06:12 AM

I like him too! ;) I started when I got home from the office (~8pm) and stopped when I had all the ropes run and a temporary drive system rigged up, which was about midnight.

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#45 Zage

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Posted 14 January 2005 - 02:25 PM

On my funitel, the drive is in the bottom terminal and one motor drives the two bullwheels. It is geared for more speed of course. :D
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Posted 15 January 2005 - 12:42 AM

Very nice design!
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#47 Zage

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Posted 16 January 2005 - 12:53 PM

It took a wile :censored: , but here are some pictures of the lifts I have built. Sorry but no pics of my funitel :( , and some of the lifts don't have their chairs. :( Some lifts were built for fun and can't have chairs.

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#48 Zage

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Posted 16 January 2005 - 01:02 PM

Here is the reast, hope you enjoy them. :)

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Posted 16 January 2005 - 04:30 PM

That's really good :thumbsup:
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Posted 16 January 2005 - 05:06 PM

I'll get some pics of the K-Nex ski resort I've built in my backyard up soon and I'm adding a new lift so I'll put up pics of that too.
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#51 iceberg210

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Posted 17 January 2005 - 04:55 PM

How did you get the detachable gondi to work?
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Posted 18 January 2005 - 07:21 AM

Can you run your lifts Zage? Those lifts are impressive!
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Posted 18 January 2005 - 11:47 AM

Your pictures have brought my mind out of the stagnation that is school (speaking of school I think I should read this sentance to my english teacher). When I get home I'm bringing my tram out of the scrapyard, the towers are all there so i'll string up the line and get it going again!
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Posted 18 January 2005 - 12:01 PM

This is what my old tram looked like in april, I took it down in june, In the end I had made so many modifications that it tore itself apart, but over the summer I redesigned the tower and made new towers so it will look completly different.

http://www.skilifts....p?showtopic=968
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#55 Zage

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Posted 18 January 2005 - 02:34 PM

[quote name='crazyskier91' date='Jan 18 2005, 12:47 PM']
Your pictures have brought my mind out of the stagnation that is school

Thanks for the comment crazyskier91. All my lifts have motors, so they do work. My favorite is my bi-cable gondola. My tram has gone through many design's, but I am pleased with my currant design. One of my pulse gondolas works similar to the one in Squaw Valley.
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Posted 18 January 2005 - 07:48 PM

Here are some pics the light of day was running out so I wasn't able to get many but I'll get more tommorow.

First the first tower of one of our lifts Thunder Rigde.


Second is a rough pic of our bobsliegh track.

Third is a pic of strawberries tower 3 with chair

Fourth is a pic of the bottom station of the new lift Seahawk which is mainly meant for accesing the future grandstands that overlook the ski jump and the bobsliegh.

Fifith Seahawk Tower 2

Sixith the top of Seahawk with the only drive terminal We've been able to build that works besides one other design

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Posted 20 January 2005 - 03:56 PM

Cool. :thumbsup: This summer I am going to make a ski resort in my backyard as well.
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Posted 20 January 2005 - 05:31 PM

Now I've got my eye on this for a model...

Savoie, France - Vanoise Express.

http://www.poma.net/english/actualite/even...noi_ex/main.htm

How frickin' gorgeous is that?

Some statistics:

Height above ground: 380 m
Travel time: 4 minutes
Speed: 12.5 m/sec (45 km/h)
Capacity (per cabin): 200
Span: 1.85 km (!)
Builder: Poma

Sooooo good!

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Posted 20 January 2005 - 06:04 PM

Those cabins are awesome
Are there any towers on that? It looks like it just goes over the valley
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Posted 20 January 2005 - 07:19 PM

No towers - That is also a huge benefit to the design of the hangers, which can come down from both sides so that the cabin suspension encapsulates the supprort ropes guarenteeing absolute safety.

The span between the terminals is just under 2 kilometres! Surely that must be about the largest anywhere? The speed seems rather remarkable to me as well. I am curious how many other systems go that fast.

-Iain

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