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My MOC: Clockwork Do-nothing-machine
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Fri, 7 May 2010 17:25:44 GMT
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Hello, I’m new here -- I hope it is ok to do this.

I made a video of MOC and put it here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixx92NkO78w

and here’s a still (you’ll have to watch the video to find out what’s inside)



I’m a big fan of mechanical design, without electronics or computer control -- I get to do plenty of that sort of stuff at work. So this design is entirely mechanical, and entirely standard Lego parts (even the clockwork motor). I’m hoping to get some building instructions together some time. Anyone interested?

Enjoy!

--Andrew

   
         
     
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Re: My MOC: Clockwork Do-nothing-machine
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Sat, 8 May 2010 07:13:45 GMT
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   I’m a big fan of mechanical design, without electronics or computer control -- I get to do plenty of that sort of stuff at work. So this design is entirely mechanical, and entirely standard Lego parts (even the clockwork motor). I’m hoping to get some building instructions together some time. Anyone interested?

Excellent! someting I didn’t get is the need for the long black liftarm to stick out past the action point. Or perhaps just an availability issue?

Philo

    
          
     
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Re: My MOC: Clockwork Do-nothing-machine
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Sat, 8 May 2010 09:55:30 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Philippe Hurbain wrote:
  
   I’m a big fan of mechanical design, without electronics or computer control -- I get to do plenty of that sort of stuff at work. So this design is entirely mechanical, and entirely standard Lego parts (even the clockwork motor). I’m hoping to get some building instructions together some time. Anyone interested?

Excellent! someting I didn’t get is the need for the long black liftarm to stick out past the action point. Or perhaps just an availability issue?

Philo

Thanks Philippe.

The “action point” is not the pivot, that’s just the pivot. A little past the pivot is a technic pin which, in the “off” state prevents the mechanism from moving once it has reached the lid-closed position. So yes, it has to extend beyond the pivot to work. I will post a MLCAD or LDraw file eventually!

Andrew

    
          
      
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Re: My MOC: Clockwork Do-nothing-machine
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Sat, 8 May 2010 12:01:16 GMT
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   I will post a MLCAD or LDraw file eventually!

Looks like it will be helpful to really understand how it really works... Thanks in advance ;o)

Philo

    
          
     
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Re: My MOC: Clockwork Do-nothing-machine
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Sat, 8 May 2010 15:44:52 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Andrew Kay wrote:
   I will post a MLCAD or LDraw file eventually!

Andrew

Very nice. Looking forward to seeing the instructions.

Jetro

   
         
     
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Re: My MOC: Clockwork Do-nothing-machine
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Sat, 8 May 2010 08:35:53 GMT
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I'm a big fan of mechanical design, without electronics or computer control
-- I get to do plenty of that sort of stuff at work.  So this design is
entirely mechanical, and entirely standard Lego parts (even the clockwork
motor).  I'm hoping to get some building instructions together some time.
Anyone interested?

Brilliant!!!  I'm also big fan of purely mechnical "robots" with only a single
motor - you have taken this one step further by using a clockwork motor!

I for one would be very interested in instructions.  It's not clear to me
exactly how the switch works...

Alexander

    
          
     
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Re: My MOC: Clockwork Do-nothing-machine
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Sat, 8 May 2010 09:58:11 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Alexander Holroyd wrote:

Brilliant!!!  I'm also big fan of purely mechnical "robots" with only a single
motor - you have taken this one step further by using a clockwork motor!

I for one would be very interested in instructions.  It's not clear to me
exactly how the switch works...

Thanks Alexander.  Please see my reply to the earlier message.

Andrew

   
         
     
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Re: My MOC: Clockwork Do-nothing-machine
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Sun, 9 May 2010 03:10:54 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Andrew Kay wrote:
   I made a video of MOC and put it here: • I’m hoping to get some building instructions together some time. Anyone interested?


yes i am interested! looking forward to the instructions.

   
         
   
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Re: My MOC: Clockwork Do-nothing-machine
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Wed, 9 Jun 2010 04:53:50 GMT
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Bravo, sir.

It is quite frustrating to see something amazing on the internet, have the idea to recreate it in LEGO, further have the idea that it could be entirely mechanical, only to have someone else execute the MOC first, and exceedingly well, at that.

Several failed prototypes for this machine sit sadly on my workdesk.

Well done. It is the best kind of frustration to be beaten out by competence.

I, too, would love to build one of these if/when the instructions get posted.

Thanks in advance!

Rick C.

 

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