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(...) Okay... possibly a dumb question - what exactly is meant by "micro-toothing"? (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) More accurately, several 'small' miracles... Moulding machines drop pieces into storage containers. When the time comes to use a piece in a polybag, the storage container is dumped into a 'feeder' machine on a packing line. On to step 2: (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Brian, There have been a few descriptions of how the bags are filled, some sort of machine with multiple circular conveyor belts that deliver the parts up to a mixing point (IIRC). The bags are then weight checked to look for errors. The new (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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On Wed, 29 Dec 1999 23:45:54 GMT, Shiri uttered the following profundities... (...) Not a criticism! Just created an amusing image, of steaks in the sub, which the occupants nearly became! Mistake. Yet another of English's multiple methods of (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.belville)
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(...) Go to Glen Tannenbaum's page at: (URL) look for the roof bricks pack. It's a good deal. (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I agree. Your proposed rule doesn't address the problem, though, which I see as this: We did things first come first served. That's usually fair. But in this case, what it resulted in was the following: Person A discovered this thing. Person A (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya, lugnet.general)
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On Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:37:25 GMT, Tony Priestman uttered the following profundities... (...) Fortune favours the foolish.....or the brave, depending on which episode or film of Star Trek you watch... (...) I would be much obliged if you would! (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.starwars)
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Hi. Does anyone still have the text portion (I have the jpegs) of the note on touch sensors for trains? (I accidentally deleted the text.) Barbara Nostrand +---...---+ | Barbara Nostrand, Ph.D. | | Contact via Email: mailto:nostrand@acm.org | | (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Wow, wouldn't that be something! :) But IMO at this point that's a bit much to ask for, especially where official support comes in. A lot more "schmoozing" and probably more partnering on a per-project basis would hafta take place so that (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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When the bricks are first made, they're dropped into large buckets. Then a miracle occurs. Then pieces are very acuratly sorted into polybags. How are the bricks sorted? It would almost have to be automated. If that's the case, could that process be (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I really like it. I just wish I had collected castle stuff in my childhood. I have plenty of Gray and slopes for roofs but I have a dreadful shortage of arches. Well hopefully between the new Castle sets and LEGO Direct bulk orders I will be (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Don't forget to anger the south, the slaves there were posetions. (SP?) Slavery and the ultimate freeing of the slaves were just minor downfalls of the south. I encourage anyone who doesn't support the lego/Civil war issue because of racial (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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(...) Civil (...) Great points! Besides the fact that during the pirate era was most of the slave trading and lego avoided that just as they could with the Civil War sets. David (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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(...) Huh. Never seen or heard of these. Oh, well, guess I was mistaken. Maybe it is just the area I live in. I did see a picture of either a Hello Kitty Phone Card vending machine or a Hello Kitty Phone Card advertisement; the picture wasn't good (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.promo)
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As far as the *need* for slaves in a American Civil War theme, I don't see where there is a need for any. Many historians will tell you that the slavery issue was a very minor point in the entire affair and was only brought up by Lincoln as a reason (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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(...) Well, mine's 180-200 studs long, but only 8 studs wide. It's supposed to be a flying battleship. (flying boat) You have to imagine how stupid it looks. Me Alex @ (URL) or - Alex "Spambayala is on sale now at Spam R' Us along with long giant (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Then why not release them U.S. exclusive at least, I know it would be a big seller in the U.S. (see (URL) ) (...) What were the imperial's in the pirate line? (...) And the Islanders? -John Rudy (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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(...) Do you think that people overseas would buy US Civil War Sets? I think they would sell really well in the states. I would love to see Zulu war Sets too.. David (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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(...) <working from memory, because what scanty notes I have on this are at home> I sent Mookie an updated list of Canada Tour participants last night, also. (...) Yes. Sean McInnis has it now, and it will go to Oliver Gesien (sp?) before resuming (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya, lugnet.general)
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| | Musings on new bevel gears
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Bevel gears used to only come in one size - well technically there was the "old" bevel with 14 teeth and the "new" bevel with 12 teeth, but I always considered these two varieties not to be inter-operable. The rest of this discusion will ignore the (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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