Here are some CAD drawings of the lock mechanism. All the parts are 3D printed, designed around three small servos and the requirements of the linear motor track. The elevator legs have been stretched in this image, since the elevator and track should obviously be hidden within the lock chamber. The picture below the fold shows the actual parts as built.
Since my model-making for the last few years has been tightly focused on linear motor propulsion instead of conventional model rail, the website has undergone a bit of a cleanup and re-organization to reflect this emphasis.
Several new pages have been added describing how I currently use linear motors in real, complete model railway layouts. The old linear motor pages covering my early experiences and experiments have been left unchanged. Now that the scenery is nearly done, it is time to get the moving bits moving again, starting with the canal. Other than some more scenic detailing, this is probably the canal's final form.
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