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(...) That's the whole purpose! Methinks we'll be needing a lugnet.pneumatics and maybe a lugnet.hydraulics or a combined lugnet.fluidics, pretty soon. What say, fellas? CS (20 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Possibly you are experiencing a problem with the USB Tower driver which I have heard several other users report. Other users who had this problem were able to fix it by editing the USB Tower timeout values using the LEGO USB Tower Control (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) Very cool - sounds like great fun! Let us know how it goes. Mark (20 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.loc.us.nj)
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(...) What makes you think you are a bother! I'm having fun! I beleive that the four switch/four T solution is what you need to create a hydraulic motor. The pressure+vaccume engine I posted earlier today could just as easily be a hydraulic motor, (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) An interesting thing has happened. after asking about how one sets up the switches to access the fourth port, I decided to sit down and figure out how to do it myself. Initial progress was slow and I don't have any pictures of it, however, I (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | GFLTC at the Scale Rail Train Show - Nov. 26-27, 2005
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For Immediate Release Contact: Robin Werner robinw A-T gfltc D-O-T org FORT MYERS, FLORIDA - The Greater Florida LEGO Train Club (GFLTC) is proud to announce its participation in the Scale Rails Holiday Train Show this November 26-27, 2005 at the (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.events, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.fl, lugnet.org.us.gflug)
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(...) Been done here: ((URL) look like it's gonna be easy to modify. (...) Wish they would! BTW, I made a bummer in calling the hidden exhaust port the 'fourth port'. It should actually be port 3. In pneumatics nomenclature, the ports are designated (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | lego, big trax, tic tac tow chicken???
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(URL) has scaned and posted the 1979 Sears Chrsitmas wish book. "tray cool." Chris Moi? (20 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I just found out today from a kid at church that Meijer has a special sale on the (URL) Grievous Chase> & (URL) Anakin's Starfighter> Star Wars sets. Each is the regular $20, but they're each packaged with a (URL) mini Star Destroyer> and (URL) mini (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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(...) Great! Let's see how the engine runs. CSSoh (20 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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"Kevin L. Clague" <kevin_clague@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:Iq9H1s.2Ao@lugnet.com... (...) Has anyone tried to open up the pneumatic switch (old and new ones) to see if there is a way this 4th port could be vented into a tube and thus (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Iain - new video - what I did at work last week.
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(URL) (20 years ago, 20-Nov-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(URL) are the first photos of my new model of excavator. LIEBHERR R954 with demolition arm + roadway that can be widened. Feel free to comment. Fabio www.abstechnology.org coming soon new photos (20 years ago, 20-Nov-05, to lugnet.modelteam)
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Lego Building Classes I teach Lego Building Classes in two locations in New Jersey. Lego Classes are designed to convey general building knowledge, promote positive social interaction by allowing students to share their ideas and creations. Classes (...) (20 years ago, 20-Nov-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.loc.us.ny)
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(...) Hi Andrew, Here is a schematic for an engine that combines pressure and vaccume on both piston faces. (URL) uses the four port switch I described in this thread: (URL) The image shows a compressor and air tanks for having pressure and vaccume (...) (20 years ago, 20-Nov-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) I found this picture on my brickshelf account. It shows the lego geometry needed to implement the four port switch. The hoses are not right, but the switch positions and lever linkages are correct. (URL) (20 years ago, 20-Nov-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I'm not at home, so I can't lookup the history on this in my LEGO notebooks. I think Doug Carlson invented this. I rederived it today, because I knew it wasn't too complicated. It involves four switches and four T's. The four switches form two (...) (20 years ago, 20-Nov-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Hi Billy, A LEGO pneumatic switch has four ports. You are probably familiar with the obvious three: left, center and right. The fourth port is not obvious. When you've got pressure on one port of the piston, and you switch the switch so you (...) (20 years ago, 20-Nov-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Steve, I just noticed the front truck, and I have to comment on how much I like the steps and the hand rail. Nicely done. The engine is a nice engine too, and the stripe does look nice, though the stripe doesn't really make the LEGO engine (...) (20 years ago, 20-Nov-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) --SNIP-- (...) Well, I took Mark's suggestion to use a bracket and an idea I'd had to use a panel to make more space for the arms and came up with this solution. I prefer the one Bruce suggested but I wanted one without the gap as well. I (...) (20 years ago, 20-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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