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(...) That link doesn't work anymore. Can anyone tell us how this construction worked? (any gears? Levers? Maybe a worm gear?) I might want to use the idea in a Mindstorms design. (by the way, I really liked the soda bottle tank idea and might try (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Box Cars
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(...) i have not seen the yellow,brown or grey. which sets did they come in? (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Pnuematics: e-switch and thoughts
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(...) If you use a t-connector to connect each side of the circuit to a compressor (that uses a SMALL pump and NO tank!) you can maintain high pressure, and the fact that the pump's cylinder is small compared to the other two cylinders means that (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Box Cars
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(...) i also have seen clear, red and white in various town sets. (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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You're not going to make me believe TRU pays the same as anyone else. They may show you a book, but that is most likely "store cost" (like a car dealers "invoice price"), not true cost to the TRU chain. Otherwise TRU wouldn't have been able to (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) It is only too small if they do a rotten job of marketing it. If the info on ordering were in every set, and they had an easy online ordering system, I'm sure the market would grow rapidly. (...) Not true. TLG sells a set to TRU, they make a (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: IR-Tower and PowerBook-G3 ?
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(...) Yes. The PB-G3 is plugged into a wall-wart almost all the time. I thought of that also. Very strange. I'm resurecting an old SE/30 in the hopes that I can squeeze MPW into an 8MB machine. I think the serial ports on that machine ought to be (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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Sure there's a better way - use the ZB web site, it lists all stores, and directions to get there. Then again, you can just call to see if they have any ;-) And it's probably the Doylestown store, which is actually in Warrington ;-) (...) -- | Tom (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Making use of Throwbot shooter arms (Controversial!)
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I haven't seen much discussion lately, but nevertheless I'm pressing on in my effort to popularize these new ball-and-socket elements that come cheap and in many colors. After you get a bunch of Throwbot sets you'll have a lot of pieces that you (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Check out this Lego Animation
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(...) Cool! Microfig scale? It only rotated once for me (slowly while loading), perhaps make it looping? (...) Email Tim for details. (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx.aus)
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