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Re: Mecha Joint Tech
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lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.lego.direct
Date: 
Wed, 16 Jan 2002 07:40:35 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Brian Cooper writes:

Gears are an archaic
technology for power transfer and torque augmentation
(useful only if your power source is something quaint like a
waterfall, a coiled spring, or a reciprocating engine).

"K"

Huh? ;)

-Dave



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  Re: Mecha Joint Tech
 
(...) Yes but they're scale models, not toys. (I have to keep reminding myself of this ;-) Actually once you go with gears, a non-geared joint just isn't as much fun, not as realistic, though technically a real mecha wouldn't use gears, more like (...) (22 years ago, 15-Jan-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.lego.direct)

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