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Mag-rail Progress...


CzaR

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Update, added 2 more baseplates in length, clear walls and starting grid. It is getting pretty heavy as a whole now. I may have to scrap the desert theme, not sure yet. I made the walls clear for visual pleasure, still working on a way to make it move. There will be no corners on the track, it is only a straight away.

 

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I really need some ideas on how to make it move! I do not think a propeller is going to be strong enough!

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Angled rear facing magnets with removable cover?

 

BtB

That sounds like it would work, but it would require magnets with alternating polarities.

 

Argetlam

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Add wheels that stick out, so that it can roll on the walls. Only two is fine. Also, where did you get the magnets?

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I was thinking some sort of cable-car type thingy. Bungie-cord/string running above the track, motorised wheel sitting on the cord/string, bish bash bosh. ^_^

 

(BTW I actually had this idea ages ago but the server hit me with a rake when I tried to post it)

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Wait, what propeller are you thinking about? I heard Black Propeller 2 Blade 9 Diameter propellers are good.

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That looks amazing.

 

Since the small motor rotates so fast I think attaching a propeller to it would probably give you a little bit of movement. Since there isn't any friction, or less than there would be otherwise, using a gear chain to increase the speed of the propeller would probably be effective.

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