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Cable car with detachable gondolas (1:10 scale)

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beacon_dave over 2 years ago

Quite an interesting (and ambitious) project currently being built out of Fischertechnik constructor kit components.

1:10 scale cable car with detachable gondolas.

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Due to be on display at BUGA23 in Mannheim.

It's pretty big...

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...with lots of moving parts

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and should appeal to those in the STEM community.

Video channel on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiPkmxDNxz8hcTikRfCa6Yw

Forum on Fischer Technology Community Forum:
https://forum.ftcommunity.de/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=5930

There are ongoing technical articles being published about the design in ft:pedia starting from issue 1/2021
https://www.ftcommunity.de/ftpedia/2021/

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  • shabaz
    shabaz over 2 years ago +2
    Love Fischertechnik! Especially such huge simulations with it. That's an impressive project! Just wish Fischertechnik kits were not so expensive. I have this kit to deal with: (Image source: Amazon…
  • beacon_dave
    beacon_dave over 2 years ago in reply to shabaz +2
    The availability of the T-slot aluminium extrusion in the same profile as the FT building blocks helps out with the larger projects. I noticed that the latest robotics sets with the newer TXT 4.0 controllers…
  • beacon_dave
    beacon_dave over 2 years ago +2
    Looks like they completed it in time for the BUGA 23 expo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6M55Y_R71o Impressive bit of work. What is also impressive is the full scale cable car that was installed…
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  • beacon_dave
    beacon_dave over 2 years ago

    A bit more detail of the moving parts is revealed in this recent project video update 

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    120secs in shows the tyre conveyor in action with a gondola and its cable clamp
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DWY2MoScQk&t=120s

    588secs in shows some of the motors in use and a couple of TXT controllers lurking in the background
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DWY2MoScQk&t=588s

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    beacon_dave over 2 years ago

    A bit more detail of the moving parts is revealed in this recent project video update 

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    120secs in shows the tyre conveyor in action with a gondola and its cable clamp
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DWY2MoScQk&t=120s

    588secs in shows some of the motors in use and a couple of TXT controllers lurking in the background
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DWY2MoScQk&t=588s

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