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Joe Strout wrote: > Can we hack apart LEGO connection (...) Didn't Lego also stop selling bulk packs of wires too? I thought I read that somewhere here. ---...--- Steve Baker ---...--- HomeEmail: <sjbaker1@airmail.net> WorkEmail: <sjbaker@link.com> (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Brute Force Brick
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(...) I do see this as a pretty big impediment to custom LEGO electric parts. I've run into this myself, just trying to make some simple light units. My solution was this: Using silver paint, paint leads on the side of a 2x2 brick (with the center (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Grade Crossing Signal Thingy...
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(...) Easiest way is to have a stop of some kind at both extremeties of movement, and introduce some kind of slip into the drive mechanism, like rubber bands or a slip clutch (URL) each cycle runs the motor longer than it needs, and the clutch slips (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains)
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Ok, just trying to see if there are enuf people to have our own LUG. Respond here or email me at nofcarcanaguespam@no...rr.comspam . Fred (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.us.wi)
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| | Re: Pinguim: Some very interesting techniques
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(...) I was looking at this gallery today too and was very impressed. Make yourself known! Tim (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) My dog completely ignores my Lego, the nearest he has come to destroying anything Lego related was when he stretched and kicked the CTRL key off my laptop while I was MLCading. However I do find that the solution to complicated SNOT type (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: StahlcFaust Heavy Hovertank--Entry for Military Hover-Vehicle Contest
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In lugnet.space, Magnus Lauglo wrote: <snip> (...) Actually, I didn't really intend to imitate any tank... it was supposed to be sort of an uber-version of my Ravager and Superravager hovertanks. However, I suppose that with similar function comes (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: 10152 Back at Shop@Home...
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(...) hehehe!! :D That would rock much!! I had it set to United Kingdom, and it said that the set would be "coming February, 2005." I thought they had run out of both the granules and the actual sets. My thought was similar, that this would be for (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: Discussion of Train Table Sizes
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(...) (snip) (...) Thanks Larry. I happen to think we are working too hard but for most of us, the challenge of building something new and interesting was just as much fun as presenting and exhibiting. My preference is now for a more permanent build (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Memories..la...di...da
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(...) Turn in your Evil card on the way out. You are no longer Evil Wayne. You are now Milquetoast Wayne. Hmf. Your Lord and Master, 3GA (URL) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) See my treatise on the madness of owning pets: (URL), On my long-running poll over at Classic-Castle, Pets Vs. LEGO reveals that 21 people regard dogs as the most dangerous pets to LEGO pieces, followed by 17 votes for cats, and a mere (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Blacktron Mining Operation Discovered
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During a recent routine survey of outlying moons our probe discovered a Blacktron mining base which was in the process of being decommissioned. It was likely visible only because its main power generators had already been removed so that there was (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, FTX) !
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| | Re: Happy Christmas! from The Brick Testament
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Hi, Samath. (...) Actually I recently bookmarked your page on LEGO geometry as a handy reference. (...) No problem. :) It's fun to share. (...) The original is worth a read. :) (...) What, you think Timmy is not a virgin? (...) Would it be heaven if (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.fun.holiday, FTX)
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Hi Ben, (...) Thanks for posting it on CC. There are so many places where Legoists meet.... Andreas Böker (abhf) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) One approach is to use a linkage mechanism in which the gate is driven by a link that no matter how the motor rotates, never takes the gate below horizontal or beyond directly vertical. That of course introduces other issues, such as knowing (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Alpha Team Canopy (Re: PCS: The Next Space Theme?)
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(...) snip (...) Has anyone here been able to successfully use the new alpha team cockpit pieces in a moc yet? I recenly bought (URL) 4746> on sale and seem to be having issues with these pieces. Stylistically, these seem to be the worst (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: Happy Christmas! from The Brick Testament
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OK, sent out another batch of about 25-30 cards. That's probably all I can get out before leaving town. Thanks again to everyone for the kind words. -Brendan (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.fun.holiday, FTX)
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I have a couple of newbie questions about things like this. First, how do you protect the motor? In this particular design it looks like you could actually rotate the arm past vertical, which I guess isn't a problem until you hit the ground on the (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi Andreas, I really appreciate the scale and details of your creation. The minifigures seem to be just about the right proportion to the building. Many details are nice but I especially like the lower level arcade, the bay windows, and the roof. I (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: POV-Ray animation tutorial
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Nice job guys. Was just starting to play with splines when summer hit. I may take a look at doing some animations again. Thanks for the inspiration. Steve (URL) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.cad, lugnet.animation, FTX)
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