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(...) Actually, you should look at just about any book by David Macaulay. Especially "How Things Work". (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | RE: Machine Building Ideas Videos and Books
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Another really good book is "The Big Book of Things That Go" from Scholastic Press. I usually take my kids to the library so I can hang around the kids books without getting creepy looks from the other parents... Cheers, Ralph Hempel - P.Eng (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.build)
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Many video tapes can give you building ideas for machines. Construction equipment stars frequently in videos. For example, bulldozers, backhoes, forklifts, tower cranes, payloaders, drag lines, dump trucks, and excavators move about under the (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.build)
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Robert, There is a MUCH better set for the tiles! The current 9V Level Crossing set, #4532, which is only $24 from Shop@Home. It has eight 1x8 tiles in white AND eight in gray. In addition, it has 4 of the large super low slopes in Gray, a gray 7 (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Tiles (was Re: Smooth Plates)
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(...) x (...) any (...) heh Not a problem. I almost thought for a moment we had new parts or somethin.. -Tom McD. when replying, please insert your spamcake and enter your secret code. (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.build)
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Oops! How did I do that? Yes, I meant tiles, of course. The set 6584 has 14 1 x 6 *tiles* like I described, not plates. I must have read the subject line and got confused. (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) FWIW, they are often called tiles to avoid ambiguity. Just thought I'd mention it. -Tom McD. when replying, <spam><spam><spam> huh? what's wrong with my gun? (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Just for the record (although I wouldn't recommend this set to anyone for any other reason :-) Set 6584 Extreme Team Challenge includes four gray 1 x 6 plates and ten yellow 1 x 6 plates with wooden board pattern. And lots of other annoying (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Perfect cubes of LEGO (-:
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(...) Check out the Homemaker sets (1974-1982), as they use tiles fo the countertops and tabletops (at least in my 2 sets they do). I've seen mostly red and white..... Charles (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.build)
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I realize this might not be news to many of you but bear with me. I have just realized that the smallest perfect cube that you can make out of LEGO is 16 millimeters on a side. The best way to make one is a 2 x 2 tile (part 3068) on top of a 2 x 2 (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.build)
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