#meccano — Public Fediverse posts
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A Second Chance for the Single Wheel Monorail? https://hackaday.com/2025/08/16/a-second-chance-for-the-single-wheel-monorail/ #TransportationHacks #locomotive #gyroscope #ToyHacks #monorail #brennan #meccano #gimbal #track #train #gyro
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A Second Chance for the Single Wheel Monorail? - Lately, this peculiar little single wheel monorail came to our attention. Built by... - https://hackaday.com/2025/08/16/a-second-chance-for-the-single-wheel-monorail/ #transportationhacks #locomotive #gyroscope #toyhacks #monorail #brennan #meccano #gimbal #track #train #gyro
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Electromechanical Atari is a Steampunk Meccano Masterpiece - If William Gibson and Bruce Sterling had written an arcade scene into “The Differe... - https://hackaday.com/2025/06/15/electromechanical-atari-is-a-steampunk-meccano-masterpiece/ #electromechanical #lunarlander #toyhacks #erector #meccano
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Electromechanical Atari is a Steampunk Meccano Masterpiece https://hackaday.com/2025/06/15/electromechanical-atari-is-a-steampunk-meccano-masterpiece/ #electromechanical #lunarlander #ToyHacks #erector #meccano
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Feuillets Meccano Hornby & TriAng
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Had a properly successful session on the EU feld hell net this week with the #Meccano #hellschreiber
My new tone generator circuit using the VCO of a 74HC7046 makes a much better signal than my original, largely unfiltered, 555 oscillator lashup, and the group commented how my characters look much better now that I've stretched my pulses a little.Alas new problems are appearing as the machine starts to wear out from too much use! 😆
The elastic is getting very soft so keys are not always returning properly, and the ever present character drum corrosion issue has been joined by "kapton tape starting to fall off itis".
I was expecting that from the very beginning though, and surprised it held up as well as it has. A few repair patches made with nail varnish last week seem to be working OK, so I will probably go through and use that everywhere bits are starting to peel/falling off. -
I'd like to say it worked first time, but then I'd have no explanation for staying up until 4AM soldering...
First all-up test of the new feed auto start/stop circuit with the rest of the machine actually connected was successful though 😅
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World’s last dedicated Meccano factory to close in France (Guardian)
Spinmaster, the Canadian company that owns Meccano, has said the plant at Calais will close at the beginning of 2024, putting 51 people out of work
It blamed the soaring cost of raw materials and “a lack of competitiveness” for the closure
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/23/last-dedicated-meccano-factory-to-close-in-france