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Thunderous Drilling Machine
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 10:49 pm
by puddleglum
This was a lot of fun. It seemed like an obvious thing to do, I was surprised when I had the idea that it hadn't been done. (At least, I wasn't able to find it) I give you the Thunderous Drilling Machine:
Re: Thunderous Drilling Machine
Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 12:02 am
by Norro
Love the drill bit!
God Bless,
Nathan
Re: Thunderous Drilling Machine
Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 12:52 am
by Ye Olde Republic
It's a good build and I really enjoy the humorous aspect of it too. I'm guessing that the core for the drill is made using a few of
. Does it fly apart if you spin it too fast? I'm sure you got a rod down the centre of it but how did you attach it to the 'drive mechanism'?
Re: Thunderous Drilling Machine
Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 10:03 am
by Albatross_Viking
Great drilling machine. I see that the dwarves make good use of their new machine. Now they can eat AND dig tunnels at the same time
dd also like to know how you atached the drill to the wagon thingy itself...
A_V
Re: Thunderous Drilling Machine
Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 7:09 pm
by nanuck95
Very clever, I like it. As others have mentioned, the drill bit is great. The guy eating a turkey leg while driving cracks me up, all he needs is a pint to go with it.
Re: Thunderous Drilling Machine
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 3:58 pm
by puddleglum
Thanks guys!
Indeed, the core of the drill is a stack of travis bricks. I think I'll take a picture today or tomorrow showing how it's put together, because I really would love to see if anyone has ideas for how to attach it in a more secure way. In the meantime, I'll try to explain. The big castle wheels have pin holes, not axle holes, so in order to make the wheel turn, I have a 2x2 round plate with an axle hole attached to the wheel. On top of the 2x2 is a 4x4 round plate. The drill attaches to the round plate via a 1x1 round plate, whose stud is in the base of the drill, and the plate itself is in the center of the 4x4 round plate, between 4 studs. So yeah, the whole drill is attached via a 1-stud connection, and it's pretty dodgy when you make it go fast. I have an idea for a 3-stud connection, I'll do that when I post the breakdown.
Re: Thunderous Drilling Machine
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:41 pm
by lefty
Looks great. Kinda boxy but I think that's what you were going for.
Re: Thunderous Drilling Machine
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:56 pm
by Username
That is spot on. Very well done!
Re: Thunderous Drilling Machine
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 1:18 am
by Rick-Ricks
That is really nice. So it started with dwarves, then went on to rock raiders, and then power miners?
Re: Thunderous Drilling Machine
Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 5:55 pm
by the_Rascal_King
This is just fantastic! Great work!
Dwarfpunk is the new hotness. XD