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(...) Sorry to jump in... just putting in $.02-- I'm of the mind to think that legally, it could be arguable that ebay is doing the actual auctioning... I think the best argument is the one previously presented: how is it different from hiring a (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | RE: Useful sets
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(...) Other than the turntable and a rack-and-pinion steering mechanism, you don't get much. There are a few pneumatics parts, but no air tank. The gripper arm uses penumatics, and that's very difficult to adapt to the RCX. Tilman (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | servo motor design
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I know that designing your own servo motor is kinda stupid becoz they are abundant out there. but i'm in a competition which requires us to design our own gearbox, so i don't see a way out of it. how do i start? how do i design that feedback loop (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Piece authoring question...
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When designing a part with a graphic on it, like a minifig torso, for instance, is it possible to "overlap" image shapes of different colors, or must there only be one "level" of image on a surface? How would LDraw represent a DAT which had layered (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: SRS: Re: Servo Motor program: speed is fixed (unless close to stop value)
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Bryan ... of course the servo's pot is removed, but it's replaced with either two fixed resistors or a pot which is not driven by the servo. This allows you to adjust multiple servos to have exactly the same null pulse width. I think (but don't know (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: So what do you think you have under the tree?
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(...) very cool... just got mine about a month ago... and i brought it in to work just yesterday to wow the natives... (...) heheh.. luckilly i got mine when they were still in the stores... never will regret that one... but i got the new supercar (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx.dfw)
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| | WTB: pieces with classic space logo
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The title says it all. Bricks, slopes, torsoes, etc. ... I'm interested. -- Paul Davidson (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: No 2000 stuff yet
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I grew up in Crocker Highlands, on Sunnyhills Rd. One of the last nice neighborhoods in O-town. Were you live is just not safe. I have been jumped, chased, beaten, and robbed while just traveling through that area to get to school or summer jobs. As (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx)
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| | Re: States Go After Online Auctions; $1000 fines
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(...) ones (...) the (...) Ebay determines the conditions under which you may auction things using their venue (including min bids, increments, etc), but they do not actually auction anything. They sell eSpace to auctioneers. This is (among other (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) (starting (...) While I would never underestimate the grasping perfidity of a politician of any party other than Libertarian, this may well be one of those urban legends in the making. One which, 8 months from now, we will equate to the "Post (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: using "lego" in domain names
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(...) There is a funny article on the www.theonion.com archives page that reports that Microsoft trademarked 1s and 0s stating that all of their code used them. It says that Apple had to start making pedal powered, vinyl disk using Macs because they (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: What are the fins on some steam locomotives for?
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(...) They are to deflet the smoke from the chimney. Most of the time, the engine design would be such that the airflow across the top of the engine lifts the smoke off the enginetop. Sometimes the designer didn't get it right, and various 'smoke (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Wat zit er in CyberMaster 8482?
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De Cybermaster is veel minder veelzijdig toepasbaar dan de RCX, maar de CM kan *wel* zelfstandig een programma afdraaien dat via de PC is gemaakt; net als bij de RCX. Voor deze uitverkoopprijs is de CM zeker de moeite waard, maar ik twijfel of ik (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.nl)
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| | Re: [FA] - eBay - Lego CUSTOM: - Unique 4 axle custom Hopper
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(...) Sorry, I meant the 5 unit articulated doublestack. (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: JJ'S REVIEW: 6095 Royal Joust
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(...) Trans-green, trans-red, trans-blue, and I think trans-yellow. For the sake of clarity I have to mention that these are 1x1 round plates ('dots') and *not* the crystal-shaped Adventurer/Ninja gems. J (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: So what do you think you have under the tree?
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(...) Lucky you. Although she's not against Lego, my girlfriend will buy me anything BUT Lego... Within reason of course. :) Bryan (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx.dfw)
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| | Re: Ponte Vecchio - Elevated Road Bridge Over Rail
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Great ideas Erik! Only you've got the wrong Italian city for the Ponte Vecchio. It is actually in Florence. The Ponte Vecchio bridge is very interesting because on top of the bridge are 2 galleries, the lower gallery consists of shops and stores, (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Anyone out there?
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(...) Hello, I work in NYC and live in Union, NJ. It would be about a 20-30 minute to get to New Brunswick. I would be interested in getting together as well. I am a newbie as I purchased my RIS less than 2 months ago and am only now discovering the (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.nj.new, lugnet.loc.us.nj.tre, lugnet.loc.us.ny.ny)
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| | Re: WTT: McDonald's Lego [DAT]
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(...) I could help you out with one of each, but I don't have any more spares than that. I'd be interested in copies of set #5. If anyone else wants to trade US1999 McDonald's sets, I can offer: Wanted Set Quantity 4 1 5 2(or as many as possible) 7 (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Ship Power Core
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Wow, Paul, that is an impressive-looking engine! You've definitely given me some ideas for the large engines of the Lego Space Corps' newest explorer ship, the 4-deck Nautilus (under construction). -- Paul Davidson Paul Baulch (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: States Go After Online Auctions; $1000 fines
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(...) I think there are arguments against that. eBay must just provide the service, but they also run the auction. The seller sets some of the parameters (starting bid, duration of auction, visibility), but the seller does not set bid increments, (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Super Car?
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(...) Just order it online from TRU - check my previous posts about how to FIND it on their site, and use the January Ship option to save $10 and get free shipping. (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: 4565 is $50 off at Zany Brainy
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(...) When I called this morning, they said they were not on sale, they were $149.99. I asked them if they were sure, as other ZBs had flyers for them being on sale at $99.99, and they insisted that they were not on sale. I think they also said (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | 2000 Sets at Wal-Mart in East Windsor, CT
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Subject Line Says it All!! Dan M. (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ct)
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| | Re: Mechanoid model
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(...) Unless you're referring to the Technic seat, LEdit/LDraw does have the other two seats (standard and space). Since Fortress Maximus, I've since completed Brainstorm in jet mode w/Arcana and Nightbeat. I've also modified two of Lego's larger (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: 5134 Shooting Cannon Service Packs
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(...) US S@H does not have the set in its database. They are still available in the UK, at least through BusyBee Toy Service. Ed (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: Mindstorm books?
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(...) That is a really nice idea, as you do not have to look far while surfing LUGnet. And on the other hand it keeps the machine working. (How many of us do not own the 2 books by now? Maybe some people write some more books....) Maybe there could (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Super Car?
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Any one out there know of any stores that currently have 8448 (red Super Car) on their shelves? I want to try finding one and see if the will price match the TRU add. TRU's around here dried up quick... Eric (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Mindstorm books?
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(...) The DDK is virtually unprogrammable and has limited i/o capabilities, so neither book (as far as I'm aware) touches on it. Sorry... -Luis ###...### Profanity is the one language that all programmers understand. -Anonymous ###...### (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: using "lego" in domain names
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Then they should go sue the Russian language or Tetris. :) -- Paul Davidson, aka Tinman www.theforce.net | Your Daily Dose of Star Wars www.filmforce.net | Your Daily Dose of Film News Huw Millington <hmillington@cix.co.uk> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | WTB: 12, 14, and 16 stud black beams
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Hi all, I'm looking for a couple dozen of the longer (12, 14, and 16 stud) black technic beams. If anyone has a couple or a couple dozen that they'd like to sell I'd be interested in speaking further with them. Thanks, Zac Pollock (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | What are the fins on some steam locomotives for?
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At the front end of some steam locomotives, there are two vertical fins. What are they for? Thanks, Hao-yang Wang (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: RCX Output
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Hello Joel, Attempting to drive an RC servo directly from the RCX is NOT a good idea! The servo is a three wire device; +4.8V to +6.0V for power (usually the red wire), an approximately 40Hz pulse train of 1.0 to 2.0ms pulses at 0V and +5V logic (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: 8480 Shuttles at ZB - got some extra
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(...) Sounds good to me Tom. Thanks a lot! Russell (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Mindstorm books?
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<shameful plug> You can also order the books via my Web site at (URL) . I get a small commission from Amazon if you start there. Proceeds will be used to [probably] buy more Lego! </end shameful plug> Hmmm. If we wanted to, we could set up a page to (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Mindstorm books?
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(...) Do either of these books pertain to the Droid Developer Kit? Thanks, Carey (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RCX Output
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So if you need a 1, 1.5 & 2ms pulse for controlling a servo and you said the low setting in NQC = a 1ms pulse, are there other matching motor speed settings to get a 1.5 or 2ms pulse? (...) Joel Shafer joel@connect.net (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Do you like monorails?
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(...) They use the same monorails in Miami. They are called People Movers actually. Systems are in service, AFAIK, in Dallas, Miami, and Sydney. They usually are for small inner-city routes (i.e. the Miami route goes all through downtown and (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: States Go After Online Auctions; $1000 fines
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(...) If I am the auctioneer, and not eBay, then why can't I set the terms of bidding (minimum raises, how the auction ends, etc)? It seems to me that semantically, eBay is the auctioneer. (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: 2000 sets yet??
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(...) Yes, but releasing them with one week to go isnt going to make much difference. So unless you are ready for the 3 month period, does it really mater when you release them. Still it hasnt stoped them getting them out in the US. And I notice (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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