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In lugnet.announce.moc, James Loewen writes:
> I recently posted some pics of my small walker, which I believe is one of
> the smallest ever built with a gear motor. Here's the link:
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=37318
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> PLMKWYT,
>
> jrl
Fantastic, James! I'd almost consider this to be origami mecha as well as a
cool lil' walker. Congrats on the great job!
-Dave
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In lugnet.announce.moc, James Loewen writes:
> I recently posted some pics of my small walker, which I believe is one of
> the smallest ever built with a gear motor. Here's the link:
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=37318
Wow. About the only way I could see to go much smaller would be to go with a
micromotor...
Nice work
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In lugnet.technic, Dave Johann writes:
> In lugnet.announce.moc, James Loewen writes:
> > I recently posted some pics of my small walker, which I believe is one of
> > the smallest ever built with a gear motor. Here's the link:
> >
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=37318
> >
> > PLMKWYT,
> >
> > jrl
>
> Fantastic, James! I'd almost consider this to be origami mecha as well as a
> cool lil' walker. Congrats on the great job!
>
> -Dave
Thanks. I actually hadn't heard the origami term before I read your post,
but I understand what you mean. While I was building, I was just trying to
make it as small as possible, but the design ended up having a personality
of its own.
-jrl
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> Wow. About the only way I could see to go much smaller would be to go with a
> micromotor...
Now that I would like to see!
Twirp is a wonderful little creation. There are a few details as to its
construction that I was not able to determine. If you get some time,
posting the instructions would be nice.
Steven
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In lugnet.technic, Miguel Agullo writes:
> Check it out - a biped with micromotor AND battery box!
>
> http://homepage1.nifty.com/f-komi/lego/original/2walk1/2walk1.htm
Not to dimish from the outstanding TWIRP design, but this is an amazing
design! The balance act alone probably took much work. I need to build one
of these little guys and place on my desk at work.
Steven
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In lugnet.announce.moc, James Loewen writes:
> I recently posted some pics of my small walker, which I believe is one of
> the smallest ever built with a gear motor. Here's the link:
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=37318
Cute!
Well done!
It would be really hard to make one smaller with that motor.
Best regards,
/Tobbe
http://www.lotek.nu
(remove SPAM when e-mailing)
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In lugnet.technic, Miguel Agullo writes:
> In lugnet.technic, Steven Combs writes:
> > > Wow. About the only way I could see to go much smaller would be to go with a
> > > micromotor...
> >
> > Now that I would like to see!
>
> Check it out - a biped with micromotor AND battery box!
> http://homepage1.nifty.com/f-komi/lego/original/2walk1/2walk1.htm
That is pretty nice; I especially like the color scheme. My goal in building
Twirp was to make the smallest walker I could that would walk without
dragging its feet and use a gear motor. I actually don't have a micromotor
at the moment, but I'm planning on getting one soon, and that will enable me
to make a smaller walker. Also, you might note that Twirp is actually a
little smaller than this one even without the battery box. Once I get the
micromotor, I should be able to make a very small walker that carries its
own power, and I'll post some pics as soon as I can. Also, I'll work on
making instructions for Twirp and try to get them posted soon.
-jrl
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In lugnet.technic, James Loewen writes:
> My goal in building Twirp was to make the smallest walker I could that would walk without dragging its feet and use a gear motor.
<SNIP>
> Once I get the micromotor, I should be able to make a very small walker that carries its own power, and I'll post some pics as soon as I can.
>
> -jrl
James,
First off, congratulations on Twirp. It is definately very cool! I would
like to see you tweak your stated goal to include the power. In other words,
can you make a walker as cool as Twirp but that carries its power with it?
Good luck,
Jona
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In lugnet.technic, Jona Jeffords writes:
> In lugnet.technic, James Loewen writes:
>
> > My goal in building Twirp was to make the smallest walker I could that would walk without dragging its feet and use a gear motor.
>
> <SNIP>
>
> > Once I get the micromotor, I should be able to make a very small walker that carries its own power, and I'll post some pics as soon as I can.
> >
> > -jrl
>
> James,
>
> First off, congratulations on Twirp. It is definately very cool! I would
> like to see you tweak your stated goal to include the power. In other words,
> can you make a walker as cool as Twirp but that carries its power with it?
>
> Good luck,
> Jona
Thanks Jona,
Do you mean I should build a small walker that carries power and uses a gear
motor? I could definitely work on that. It would be a little bigger, but I
could try to keep it compact and build a little coolness into the design :).
Also, the instructions for Twirp are on Brickshelf now, here's the link:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=38272
-jrl
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jrl's utterance expressed in news:HCEL43.FD5@lugnet.com:
> You said that the
> regular Twirp seemed to stumble a lot, I think that might be because
> you're running it backwards (the flat side of the motor should be
> facing forward).
LOL!
The poor fellow... I had him turned the wrong way all the time :)
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In lugnet.technic, James Loewen writes:
> Thanks Jona,
>
> Do you mean I should build a small walker that carries power and uses a gear
> motor? I could definitely work on that. It would be a little bigger, but I
> could try to keep it compact and build a little coolness into the design :).
> Also, the instructions for Twirp are on Brickshelf now, here's the link:
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=38272
>
> -jrl
Yes, that is pretty much exactly what I meant. I think the smallness factor
enhances the coolness factor. They both are further enhanced (IMO) when you
add power, even if the size increases slightly.
I will be attempting a build of Twirp soon. Thanks for posting the instructions.
Jona
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