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    Anybody want to invest in my idea? —Adrian Drake
   Here's the concept. Take a warehouse and install a sorting machine there, one that can sort by weight, size, and color. Match it with a piece database and fuzzy matching software. What you end up with is this: You dump a bunch of pieces into the (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Anybody want to invest in my idea? —Bram Lambrecht
     (...) there, (...) What, no disassembly of partially assembled chunks of brick? So have you started designing the machine yet? :) Will weight and size be sufficient to sort the parts? I think designing a sorting machine for Eric Harshbarger (or for (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: Anybody want to invest in my idea? —Adrian Drake
      (...) What the 6000 different elements would be too much? Yeah, you're probably right. Once I get the investment capital, then I'll start worrying about the details :) Adrian (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.general)
     
          Re: Anybody want to invest in my idea? —Kyle D. Jackson
      (...) Actually, I don't think you need one bin per part type. You don't need to bag the entire load simultaneously. I would envision a chute you dump the parts into. The parts go into Bin A. Bin A then dumps the parts into the sorter. The first (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jul-01, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: Anybody want to invest in my idea? —Eric Harshbarger
      (...) (URL) ---...--- Eric Harshbarger / eric@ericharshbarger.org / www.ericharshbarger.org "Oh please, if people are going to start telling the truth around here... I'm going to bed." - Jackie-O (Parker Posey, THE HOUSE OF YES) ---...--- (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Anybody want to invest in my idea? —Maggie Cambron
     (...) Hey, I have two of those-- the primitive tow-headed model that performs basic sorting tasks all right but is unreliable when called on to do more complex categorizing. The benefit is that they are low maintenance-- just toss them a jelly (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: Anybody want to invest in my idea? —Adrian Drake
      (...) Ahh, kids! Now that's the way to do it...cheap labor! The heck with this mechanical idea. Maybe I can outsource the entire thing to a Guatemalan Sweat Shop or something. Or not. Adrian (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: Anybody want to invest in my idea? —Larry Pieniazek
      (...) Drat. Mine refuse Jar Jar heads, they've picked up the disdain for them from me, they want monorail track and other hard to come by stuff. (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: Anybody want to invest in my idea? —Mike Walsh
       "Maggie Cambron" <mcambron@pacbell.net> wrote in message news:GGxp8E.1M6@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) basic (...) complex (...) them a (...) they're (...) I parted out nine soccer busses the other day along with some other stuff all it (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: Anybody want to invest in my idea? —Ed Jones
      (...) Hmmm.. cost of a sorting machine with program - $100,000. Cost of raising the toe head and putting it through college - $200,000. Where do I order the sorting amchine. (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: Anybody want to invest in my idea? —Mark Sandlin
     (...) Gah, I hear this phrase, usually in reference to a blond kid. What the heck is "tow-headed" ? ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
    
         Re: Anybody want to invest in my idea? —Matthew Gerber
     (...) tow·head (n.) (also: towheaded (adj.)) 1. A head of white-blond hair resembling tow. 2. A person with such hair. tow (n.) Coarse broken flax or hemp fiber prepared for spinning. Matt (Still the King) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
   
        Re: Anybody want to invest in my idea? —Lawrence Wilkes
      "Adrian Drake" <tremor@apk.net> wrote in message news:GGxM56.DL8@lugnet.com... (...) And cleaned. You might as well add cleaning whilst you are sorting them And damaged parts automatically replaced. Just don't make it a .com Investors don't like (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Anybody want to invest in my idea? —Larry Pieniazek
     (...) Could I just have purchases drop shipped to you, then? :-) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: Anybody want to invest in my idea? —Adrian Drake
     (...) Sure. You may not like my fees, though ;) Adrian (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: Anybody want to invest in my idea? —Larry Pieniazek
     (...) Well if you want to make a go of this you need to give the early adopters who do large quantities some sort of a break, you know... Got any VCs lined up yet? (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: Anybody want to invest in my idea? —Adrian Drake
     (...) Well, my wife gave me 47 cents to start working on the idea. I don't think that's going to be enough money, though :) (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: Anybody want to invest in my idea? —Richard W. Schamus
     (...) If you want my 2 cents worth, you should take Eric Harshbarger's advice and just hire someone to sort for you. Rich -- Have Fun! C-Ya! Legoman34 ***** Legoman34 (Richard W. Schamus)... (My views do not necessarily express the views of my (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Anybody want to invest in my idea? —Steve Lane
     (...) Ok so far individually bags it, bags, IT? so one bag per piece? seems a bit over the top to me :-). Will all matching bagged parts be put into a bigger bag? Yours pendantically Steve :-) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: Anybody want to invest in my idea? —Adrian Drake
     (...) I should hurt you :) Insert "type of" between individual and piece, and reparse. Adrian (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Anybody want to invest in my idea? —Brian H. Nielsen
   (...) I designed and built a piece sorter out of LEGO. It's the ore processor in my Copernicus City moonbase. If you go to: (URL) go down to the bottom there's a link to an .MPG showing it in action. It sorts 1x1 round plates from 1x1 round bricks. (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Anybody want to invest in my idea? —William R. Ward
   (...) That is too cool! How the heck does it work? Can we see a DAT file? --Bill. (23 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Anybody want to invest in my idea? —Brian H. Nielsen
   (...) It's basically a sieve. When the parts are dropped in the top they travel down a 2 stud wide chute. The floor of the chute is made by having long antennae piece held at an angle by a 1x2 hinge topped with a 1x2 plate with center stud. The 1x1 (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.general)
 

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