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(...) would (...) note that i do not aggree with the subject matter of the sets etc. i think that the grey hise thing would maske a great minifig dentists drill... also the fence posts would look good around a top secret military base and the guard (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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in this picture... (URL) wehat parts would have been used for the guard minifig... also what is he carrying in this picture (URL) what parts are connected to the grey hose.. and in this one (URL) what parts make up the fence posts... (25 years ago, 20-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Despite the ascii graphic, I think I get the idea. :-) I will have play around with this IRL - maybe try a clarified picture in LDraw. -- Terry K -- (25 years ago, 19-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) I've been up close and personal to a drive shaft. I had an old Chevy van which liked to get into 2nd & reverse at the same time (fortuanately always while stopped - because the vehicle will not go ANYWHERE in this condition, if it happened at (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Yes. (...) I did not know that. I've accepted over time that a number of things in car suspensions must work simply by having room to wiggle a bit, but that this particulalr problem is avoided *that* simply explains a lot. (Wait till you see (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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Just as an aside, this post made me do a double take before reading it... I was going "what?? Lego doesn't make worms, just snakes and scorpions" (25 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) If I'm understanding the workings, what is being suggested is to use the worm as a slip coupling (which just happens to have a worm screw). If you look at a cars drive shaft, you will see that it is in two parts so that it can change length. (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Another axle, that's the whole trick. \\\...\\\ =====[variable gap]======== \\\...\\\ (...) View from above: o ......... -o----D------ U | | U F - and D are the rear axle incl. stiffening technic beams and the differential and attching crwon (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Interesting idea. But in thinking about it (without actually prototyping), I have a problem. You propose to use the worm on the drive axle, right? And the idea is that the worm can slide a little bit to and fro to adjust for the axles movement (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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I recently noticed that the fact that worm gears slide freely on an axle, which I've just regarded as slightly odd, can actually be of some use; to my knowledge, it's the only part that does so while being rotationally locked to the axle. What I (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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Once upon a time, (on Wed, 16 Jun 1999 12:27:17 GMT, to be precise!), John de Giorgio uttered the following profundities.... (...) I cannot find the link, but there is a fantastic pneumatic hand. There aren't any instructions, just pictures. I think (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) From experience, I tend to refer to them (to myself) as a 2 dayer or 3 dayer: the length of time it will take to deconstruct, sort parts and store everything away. (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) I had no trouble accessing them. Wierd (...) I had no trouble accessing them. Wierd. Anyways, I'd call it 'Stupidly ambitious'. Just kidding! Actually, I kinda like Uber-model. ;) Jeff P.S. Anyone notice the novel The Great Hunt by Robert (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) The server is my Linux box here, running Apache, so I'm guessing that it might be case sensitive. Is there a flag I can give Apache to make it not case sensitive? And yes, I need to redo some of those pages. I've started using tables and (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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In article <3767A54B.AC794EE5@v...ager.net>, Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> writes (...) I think it's implied in almost every thing we write here :-) (25 years ago, 16-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) (25 years ago, 16-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Hmm. First instinct is to play with the case-sensitivity. (2 URLs) work, but the same URL's with lowercase directories don't. I'm not sure about the browser you're using (I'm in Netscape 4.5), but I would say play with the case until it works (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) server... Thanks. (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Nope, but I can see how you might think that. Most of the model(1) sits right on the baseplates, but some parts are built onto/into the mountain wall that runs around 3 sides - it's a box canyon sort of thing. The tower is question is built at (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) myself (...) So what you're saying is that you've built in a dungeon/catacombs? -Tom McD. when replying, don't bring a bouquet of spamcake to the funeral. (25 years ago, 16-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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