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      MIke Ravenwolf
      last edited by

      I mentioned in one of my other posts about making a chain, not sure anyone else has done it, but i figured i'd post the one i did on here and let you guys play with it some. Let me know what you think

      Mike


      chain.skp

      Carpe Diem, Foveo Noctim

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        SchreiberBike
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        That's pretty cool, but bicycle chains are built differently.

        Here's one I found in the 3d warehouse. http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=20c84a1ee82b6bdfe1f94972f50a99b1&prevstart=0

        This one's better, http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=c25e3f5c23dc4b2dfd2ea1959542a7&prevstart=0

        This is even better, but wouldn't work on a derailleure bike. The pins protrude too far. http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=2e7366029befc5537e44e3c724db889f&prevstart=24

        There's still room for improvement on these though. Chains for derailleur geared bicycles are very sophisticated.

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          SchreiberBike
          last edited by

          This got me thinking. Here's a great graphikc of a high end chain.

          http://bike.shimano.com/catalog/global/pedal_pictoview_flash.jsp?CONTENT%3C%3Ecnt_id=10134198673281404&CONTENT%3C%3Eflash_height=390&CONTENT%3C%3Eflash_width=500&PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441774735&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302053370&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=1408474395181785&bmUID=1197520420001

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            MIke Ravenwolf
            last edited by

            lol, now that you mention it, i dont know what i was thinking when i first built this...
            It took me a while to recognize where i got this shape from, and then it clicked that is was based off the chain links that LEGOs use....

            Carpe Diem, Foveo Noctim

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