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Re: stiff balls
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lugnet.build.mecha
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Thu, 21 Nov 2002 16:10:36 GMT
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i found an idea posted by someone (i can't remember who) who mentioned that
if you cut a small piece (about a centimeter) of a small rubber hose (like
the pneumatic tubing only smaller) and place it in the socket, it increases
friction substantially in the ball joint. the kind of hose i used was the
brown tubing found in the technic destroyer droid. i use it on all 7 ball
joints of my newest mech and it works really well! try it. i'm not sure
what other sets have this kind of tubing, but i can tell you that the
technic figure that came with the pneumatic submarine (it's an old one) has
two yellow hoses that are perfect to use. hope this helps.
In lugnet.build.mecha, Allister McLaren writes:
> Hi,
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> I'm just stepping over from my regular haunt at .space to ask a small
> question of you mecha gurus.
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> Has anyone figured out a way to stiffen up ball joints? Would roughening
> them up with a bit of sandpaper work do you think. Less destructive
> solutions are also welcome.
>
> Thanks,
> Allister
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