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(...) I gavethis guy in my Lego club a whole tub of old bricks to go through, and I told him they were Lego, but they were really clones that I had stamped "Lego" onto using a special tool I created that stamps the Lego logo one stud at a time. Boy (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I don't understand this statement. (...) In this compressor/engine schematic I drew yesterday, vaccume is the exhaust for pressure, and pressure is the exhaust for vaccume inside the engine. The part of the compressor that creates vaccume (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.technic)
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Ciao Mario, (...) Io non l'ho nemmeno finito e non so se riuscito' a finirlo. Tuttavia il programma in C++ e' bellissimo anche se, essendo indipendente dall'hw, ha molte procedure vuote per fare le varie azioni :-) (...) Figurati allora noi! Nel mio (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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(...) To be honest, I never actually intended it to be used in an engine. And to be more truthful, I just buitl my first pneumatic engine a couple of days ago, so my knowledge on the subject is a bit, archaic. I wanted to create a closed circuit (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.technic)
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I think most certainly a combined fluidics would be in order first. Im surprised there was not already a .pneumatics, as it would seem like an obvious group. Not that I have contributed, but I do follow the pneumatics thread with great interest. I (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Nice work. With the exhaust sealed off, I figure the piston will move up and down gradually and gracefully rather than the quick movement that we're used too, because of the cushioning effect. This would be fine for an application like a (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Bryan Wong spotted this story earlier and posted about it (URL) here,> but thanks for the heads-up as well. This is good news on all counts, IMO. Since it amounts to an across-the-board dismissal of LEGO's "trademark" claim (in Canada, at (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) No - exhaust! (...) You need to eventually discharge the compressed air (or vacuum) in a pneumatic system. Interestingly enough, this is the first time I heard of a pneumatic system using compressed air and vacuum at the same time. Usually (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Here we go. I finally got some pictures of my progress. (URL) The tank represents the load on the circuit. (URL) And this is with the ram for the load. I am very pleased to find that it works. (URL) Its interesting to me too. Rather odd that (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.technic)
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Canadian courts have ruled that Mega Bloks can continue to sell its products in Canada. From (URL) article, "Lego sought an injunction and damages from Mega Bloks. Lego believed it had a trademark on the look of the knobs on its blocks. After losing (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Andrew, It is so interesting that you broached the topic of vaacume/pressure pressure at the same time as the hydraulic question. In many ways they are the same problem. Containment. With vaccume/pressure you need a switch with containable (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Eccomia relazionare! Sarò presente con moglie (programmatrice del robot) e figlio (appasionato collaudatore di GBC) attualmente ko per una bronchite collezionata all'asilo. In stand-by l'amico Samuele ed un cugino incastrato da esami (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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Hi, i'm just a little confused about the 7th star wars set for the new year catalog. (2006) i've counted 1.A-wing,2 B-wing,& 3.jabba's sail barge, 4.boba fetts slave I, 5.V-wing,6.tie Interceptor. but whats the 7th set ??? is it Ultimate Space (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Yeah one time I punched a kid for his LEGO. I was like gosh darnit kid dats my lego! my lego! let go of it or else i'll punch you. And then i punched him. Didn't even give him a second to let go, i was that pee-ohhed, if ya know what i mean. (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Ciao. Hai anticipato la mia intenzione di inaugurare un thread con gli ultimi particolari organizzativi. Innanzitutto, chi intende esporre qualcosa dovrebbe farmelo sapere, cosi' possiamo organizzare gli spazi al meglio e aggiornare la pagina (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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(...) Ne approfitto per aggiornare anche Stefano: io ci sarò solo domenica (probabilmente con tutta la famiglia al seguito) e credo anche mio fratello Giulio. Ci portiamo qualcosa da mangiare lì o andiamo in pizzeria? (...) Porto circa un paio di (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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Ciao a tutti Salvo imprevisti io ci sarò a Crema! Purtroppo potrò venire solo per una giornata e non mi sarà possibile fermarmi tutto il weekend, però potrei riuscire a portare qualche creazione LEGO. Chi ci sarà? Cosa ci sarà? Qual è lo spazio (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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Hi everybody: I have installed and BrickOS 0.9.0 and Cygwin, since my machine uses Windows XP Home Edition. I have downloaded lnpd 0.9.0, but I have problems when installing this package. I run ./configure and everything seems ok, but when I try the (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) Circa 7 volts a 10mA massimi, IIRC. (...) CiaoCiaoSergio (20 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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I'm hosting a meeting on December 3rd. I figured right between Thanksgiving and Christmas would be better than no meeting until next year. As always at my house, very informal, bring models, bring fun. 2pm-6pm? Later in the day (if not then email (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.org.us.lugola)
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(...) No recommendations. It looks like you're doing just fine. I just wanted to welcome you to the .mecha forum. I'm not around much but I do keep track of who's building what. On the critique note I LOVE the clean retro look. Plus is makes your (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Hey all, The recent, yet not-too-terribly-surprising, Lego-related law-breakin' news got me to thinking. What's the worst thing you've ever done in a Lego-related way? I'm not talking about modding the brick or fanning flame wars (or starting them), (...) (20 years ago, 19-Nov-05, to lugnet.general)
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-snip- (...) You spent the night with Agiel!!!??? ;-) (...) (Soren's post) (...) I would add only that the patented "Sophie Head" (angular hexagonal look) tends to make many creations "look" the same. Often even with vastly different bodies. (...) (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I really like the way the chest sticks out. It reminds me of the Autobots. And I'm digging the way your did the back at a different angle which gives it a more buffed out look. Damn good thumb too. I like the mix of old school fingers with the (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Where is the new 7893 Passenger Plane available?
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(...) Sorry but Target doesn't do price adjustments (20 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Hello, this is my first MOC post, so please excuse my newbyness. I put this together today, and it came out far better than my expectations, so I thought I'd share it. I reviewed some sites for pics of a ballista, and didn't find a lot of pictures, (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.castle)
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The Fifth Conspiracy Whirlwind Artillery Tank! (URL) Inspired by the space marines from dawn of war universe. I also have built a heavy-lifter aircraft that attaches to the tank to carry it to the battlefield. See my site for details! Thanks! (URL) (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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Here's my entry to the (URL) FBTB contest>! (URL) AC (20 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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(...) I would certainly think so. I'm very interested in this LEGO pneumatic for a hydraulic system idea. Billy. (20 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) That IS odd! And thank you for the reassurance. I have just completed attaching a load to the pump. Basically I just copied my pump and used it as my load. Using the pupm and alternating the valves and strokes, the load ram moved outward as (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.technic)
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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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| | Star Wars sets with bonus minis @ Meijer
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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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