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(...) Here's some preliminary shots of my crane (URL)The main boom is about 1.4m from tip to hinge. The counterweight is a (...) I've had mine running to 1.8m, but while building it's been considerably shorter. I used fishing sinkers, contained in a (...) (24 years ago, 8-Feb-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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(...) <snips galore> (...) (URL) my chief inspiration when I built my crane. Hats off to both of you! (...) I thought seriously about using the RCXs to auto-control the counterweight, but I wasn't sure exactly how hard it was to control, and I have (...) (24 years ago, 9-Feb-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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(...) You end up with a car boot full of sinkers (or should I say Paul does) :-) Martin (24 years ago, 9-Feb-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Ooops! Must've been those back roads! I figured some might've spilt out, but most of them were there in the box, and I couldn't be bothered counting! Feel free to throw them at me, Paul. ROSCO (24 years ago, 9-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Thanks! But I don't think I'll ever get close to Dennis' creations. I definitely tilt in the direction of functionality! As for height, each of my tower sections uses a lot of pieces, so even though I'd love to challenge his 4.2m, I don't (...) (24 years ago, 9-Feb-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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