laix Posted March 8, 2012 Posted March 8, 2012 (edited) While studying all day I have nearly no time for building and of course even less motivation to sort my LEGO afterwards. So I spent my spare time on LDD, creating this small MOC - a Mini Forklift, to build it afterwards. The aim was to build a forklift with the following features: - 5-wide, comparable to the 8290 - Manually operated carriage with forks - Tilting mechanism to pivot the mast to assist in engaging a load - Rear-wheel steering with HOG (Hand of god) And this is what I came out with. The bodywork is dominated by the two yellow Technic Panels. Like most of the classic LEGO Technic construction vehicles it has the famous blue seat. The cab features some headlights, a strong roof to protect the driver and some levers to control the functions. The steering is simple and direct via a HOG. The rear wheel is centred 1/2 L below the front wheels to be on ground level. I used some Liftarms 1x2 Thin to delimit the steering angle. The tilting mechanism uses a Gear Worm Screw and a Gear 8 Tooth which are connected with the mast via a Connector Perpendicular Triple. After several failed attempts on creating a moveable carriage with chain-elements and ropes, I adapted shockbeton's design, because of its reliabylity and simplicity on this smale scale. To use more common pieces and increase the range, I replaced the Gear Rack 1x10 with three Gear Racks 1x4 placed on Plates 1x2 and 1x8. And this is how the forklift looks in action, lifting a pallet with my Small Fake Engine. More detailed pictures and informations to be found on Brickshelf and on my Blog. And of course I will share the LDD File with you. With best regards, laix Edited March 11, 2012 by laix Quote
Slick Willie Posted March 8, 2012 Posted March 8, 2012 Looks just like that forklift that keeps trying to run me over every time I go into my local Home Depot. Quote
VHHH Posted March 8, 2012 Posted March 8, 2012 I like that it has many functions and looks like a real thing too. Quote
JunkstyleGio Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 (edited) As said before: such a fine an cute model. Did a little rebuilt myself with the help of the LDD-file Edited March 9, 2012 by JunkstyleGio Quote
Paul Boratko Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 That is a really amazing little model...! Impressive...! Quote
dhc6twinotter Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 Fantastic little moc! You build some really great small-scale models! Nice work, again! Quote
timslegos Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 So small and cute! i love it. Do you have a video? tim Quote
laix Posted March 9, 2012 Author Posted March 9, 2012 Thanks for your positive comments. I'm currently working on a PDF-building-instruction, so you don't have to use the LDD-File. @JunkstyleGio: Love to see someone already rebuilding it. But I'm not sure about the scale @timr: It's in my post. Quote
Technic Gearhead Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 Really good stuff! I like your crane a lot as well. Quote
laix Posted March 10, 2012 Author Posted March 10, 2012 (edited) After several trials and errors I'm pretty happy with my MLCAD/LPUB experience and hope you also like it Mini Forklift Building Instructions Edited March 10, 2012 by laix Quote
Philo Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 After several trials and errors I'm pretty happy with my MLCAD/LPUB experience and hope you also like it I do! very well done... How do you create the BOM with Bricklink links? Quote
DLuders Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 @ Philo: I created a PDF Parts List (using Laix's LDD .lxf file and LDD Manager) -- you can download it via SkyDrive here. The Mini Forklift uses 174 parts. Quote
Philo Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 @ Philo: I created a PDF Parts List (using Laix's LDD .lxf file and LDD Manager) -- you can download it via SkyDrive here. The Mini Forklift uses 174 parts. Thanks DLuders... but it seems that your link is broken, and I am not sure I was clear: there is a BOM in Laix instructions, and I'm curious to know how he inserted the links to Bricklink - manually I guess? Quote
laix Posted March 10, 2012 Author Posted March 10, 2012 Thanks DLuders... but it seems that your link is broken, and I am not sure I was clear: there is a BOM in Laix instructions, and I'm curious to know how he inserted the links to Bricklink - manually I guess? @Philo: Yeah, I just spent half an hour on importing them manually @DLuders: A great tool. This could become quite handy! Quote
Tomik Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 Your mini forklift is really cute little MOC. I wonder how does fork lifting work? I can't see any element that generates friction to keep forks "up"... And I have one more question - what software did you use for creating building instruction? I use LPUB and I don't think it is able to create such instructions as yours especialy those red arrows showing way of connecting parts. Quote
laix Posted March 13, 2012 Author Posted March 13, 2012 Your mini forklift is really cute little MOC. I wonder how does fork lifting work? I can't see any element that generates friction to keep forks "up"... And I have one more question - what software did you use for creating building instruction? I use LPUB and I don't think it is able to create such instructions as yours especialy those red arrows showing way of connecting parts. The friction is generated by the momentum of the fork, the carriage is pushed in an angle against the mast and this works for smaller loads. In the building instructions I use MLCAD's "buffer exchange" for the arrows and this exploded view and save the LPUB file as png's. Then I use PowerPoint to arrange the several steps. I could make a tutorial on how it works if you like. Quote
Alasdair Ryan Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 I would very much like a tutorial on adding arrows to building instructions,its a very time consuming thing to add but it is worth it for every one trying to rebuild your model. Quote
Tomik Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 The friction is generated by the momentum of the fork, the carriage is pushed in an angle against the mast and this works for smaller loads. In the building instructions I use MLCAD's "buffer exchange" for the arrows and this exploded view and save the LPUB file as png's. Then I use PowerPoint to arrange the several steps. I could make a tutorial on how it works if you like. Yes, I would like to see this toturial and as I can see above I am not only one who is interested in it. Quote
laix Posted March 14, 2012 Author Posted March 14, 2012 Yes, I would like to see this toturial and as I can see above I am not only one who is interested in it. Here's the tutorial on making the instructions. It was fun and a new experience for me, hope you like it Quote
Alasdair Ryan Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 (edited) Thanks for the toturial. I have added your blog to my links. Edited March 15, 2012 by Alasdair Ryan Quote
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