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Hi there, I'm trying to find someone from Brickworld 2008. I don't recall his name, but here's what I remember. 1) He was seated to the right of Brickarms. 2) He was from Chicago, specifically the Pilsen neighborhood. 3) His display consisted of (...) (18 years ago, 30-Sep-08, to lugnet.events.brickworld)
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| | Re: Brickworld Pick-a-Brick quality
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(...) Please excuse my ignorance, but what is a "false brick"? ROSCO (18 years ago, 16-Aug-08, to lugnet.events.brickworld)
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| | Re: Brickworld Pick-a-Brick quality
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(...) I didn't get any funky colors in my P.A.B. from Brickworld; but I didn't get any 1X1 plates at all. However, I did notice some non-color quality issues with 1X1 False Brown bricks. I got some of the 1X1's in the Northbrook P.A.B. on Friday, (...) (18 years ago, 16-Aug-08, to lugnet.events.brickworld)
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| | Re: Worm gear... whence the length?
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(...) Hi Brian, If you're struggling with worm gaps for your leadscrew, this pic of my crane worm gearbox might help: (URL) worm is two worms long, plus two pairs of old type (crennellated) half bushes (small pulleys) and an old type 14-tooth bevel (...) (18 years ago, 22-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Worm gear... whence the length?
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(...) That would make sense, but for the fact that the worm gear is ten years older than the gearbox that you cited. The only reason that the worm gear had to be made a tiny bit less than 2 studs long was so that when you put it between two TECHNIC (...) (18 years ago, 21-Jul-08, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: NXT-G print to text?
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(...) Nice defense! I'm sure the NI engineers have anticipated the complexities you've mentioned. Hence, no scary print-to-text. However, I'm not asking for anything so ambitious. I hold that a print-to-text within the context of plain NXT-G (no (...) (18 years ago, 21-Jul-08, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Worm gear... whence the length?
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"Brian Davis" <brdavis@iusb.edu> wrote in message news:K49Az5.87G@lugnet.com... (...) The problems with the worm gear that you describe are due to the fact that it has to fit into this part in this set and others, which was designed to accomodate (...) (18 years ago, 20-Jul-08, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Worm gear... whence the length?
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(...) The number of thread has to be an integer. If not, you could not been able to use multiple worm gear on a same axle. And the thread pitch is determined from the straight gears pitch. (which is something like nPi/m studs (n,m being intergers). (...) (18 years ago, 19-Jul-08, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: NXT-G print to text?
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(...) Obviously, NI is so confident they've reached their design goal: that every 9 year old should be able to program in NXT-G without calling tech support. In my classes, 9 and 10 year olds blow through such a low level of expectation within an (...) (18 years ago, 19-Jul-08, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) It would really help to be able to read text. Specially when a young student brings me an NXT-G program for debugging that has switches buried within switches and loops, etc. It's really irritating when terminal points are lost while browsing (...) (18 years ago, 18-Jul-08, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: ONLINE LEGO NXT INTERFACING WORKSHOP
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Hi Brian, Thanks for the great suggestions and assistance on finding the right target group for this workshop.Some projects I plan are using the NXT and Legacy sensors for object detection and measurements as well as how to control non NXT Servo (...) (18 years ago, 16-Jul-08, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: ONLINE LEGO NXT INTERFACING WORKSHOP
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(...) Hi Brian, Thanks for the comments. Right now I'm just soliciting to see if there is an interest. The cost would include: 1. The Logic Probe Kit 2. Workshop Manual 3. Small bag of parts 4. Renting conference space for using Skypes Whiteboard (...) (18 years ago, 15-Jul-08, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Brickworld 2008 - Thanks to Everyone
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(...) Well done Adam and Bryan and of course all the help--special thanks from me to Kathie B. Very,very well done. Tommy Armstrong The BrickEngraver (18 years ago, 26-Jun-08, to lugnet.events.brickworld, FTX)
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| | Re: Brickworld 2008 - Thanks to Everyone
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(...) The memories indeed. This being my first registered attendance at an AFOL event, I can say without doubt that it will go down as the highlight of summer 2008. LEGO fans truely are the nicest of people. Thanks to the Brickworld team for putting (...) (18 years ago, 25-Jun-08, to lugnet.events.brickworld, FTX)
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| | Re: Brickworld 2008 - Thanks to Everyone
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(...) Photos are starting to show up on the Brickworld Flickr Photostream... (URL) Brickworld Flickr Pool> (URL) Photos Stacy and I took.> Ahh, the memories! *sigh* -Dave ToT-LUG (18 years ago, 25-Jun-08, to lugnet.events.brickworld, FTX)
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| | Re: Brickworld 2008 - Thanks to Everyone
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A big thank you to the Brickworld team. I had great time at the event. Seeing everybody again, and seeing so many great MOC's and displays. There was too much to see. So, I hope a lot of people took pictures, and will put them on brickshelf.com or (...) (18 years ago, 24-Jun-08, to lugnet.events.brickworld, FTX)
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| | Re: Brickworld 2008 - Thanks to Everyone
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Bryan and Adam, Thank you for organizing BrickWorld this year. Everyone had a great time. The returning AFOLs really appreciated improvements such as the additional sessions on Thursday and Friday, increased aisle space to improve traffic flow, and (...) (18 years ago, 24-Jun-08, to lugnet.events.brickworld, FTX)
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| | Re: Brickworld 2008 - Thanks to Everyone
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(...) Shouldn't that be SWG? Or you did you leave out an a$$ on purpose or by accident? (...) This note caused me to set the FUT to lugnet.off-topic.geek :^) (18 years ago, 24-Jun-08, to lugnet.events.brickworld, FTX)
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| | Re: Brickworld 2008 - Thanks to Everyone
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(...) Most of them would not be allowed on a roller coaster :) Call this the unofficial silly wild guess (SWAG): 4,000* Bryan * - the accuracy of this number is 10% and the standard deviation of a typical guess that I make is about 100 +/- 10%. This (...) (18 years ago, 24-Jun-08, to lugnet.events.brickworld, FTX)
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| | Re: Brickworld 2008 - Thanks to Everyone
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How large was the public attendance? (18 years ago, 24-Jun-08, to lugnet.events.brickworld, FTX)
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