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Re: stiff balls
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lugnet.build.mecha
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Thu, 21 Nov 2002 20:36:33 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Jason Coronado writes:
> 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.
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The builder's name is Geordan Hankinson and the stiffening technique is
located here:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=24017
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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 (...) (24 years ago, 21-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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