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    Default Wooden Chains for Automata

    G'day,
    Just a few questions:

    Has anyone ever made or used a wooden chain (upscaled from a bike chain).
    Proposed Speed - 5 RPM
    Load - Not large - just cams and rods lifting marbles.

    Thanks

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    Why not?
    If I was making them I'd be inclined to use timber links with metal pins
    I suppose its easy enough to make an accurate pinhole drilling jig.
    Regards, Bob Thomas

    www.wombatsawmill.com

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    Thanks Bob,
    I reckon the jig making would be half the fun of such a project.

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    I remember seeing an all-wood pushbike on the 'Net some time back, here it is. Some details on the chain construction, which looks exactly like a real one except the pins are held in position with smaller pins!

    Cheers,
    Last edited by Andy Mac; 4th April 2008 at 09:46 AM. Reason: sp.
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    Thanks Andy, Just what I was looking for.
    Thank God you didn't recommend another book, as my shelf is fast filling up with Andy Books like the Modern Blacksmith and Mechanical Marvels in Wood........Phew!!

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