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Re: International Society of Meccanomen
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lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk
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Wed, 22 Aug 2001 22:36:59 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Steve Lane writes:
> In lugnet.general, Allan Bedford writes:
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> > *Visually* superior perhaps, but only because LEGO is more of a sculpting
> > medium. Meccano has a definite mechanical advantage due to the strength and
> > precision it derives from being made of steel, brass, etc.
> >
> > Allan B.
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> Meccano hasn't got pneumatics though has it. So I'd say Lego has the
> pneumatic advantage.
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> Steve
An excellent point. That one had slipped my mind. I guess I was thinking
more along the lines of the hardened brass gears and incredibly strong
beams, axles and brackets; perhaps things more appropriate for gear boxes,
cranes, bridges etc. Of course these things can all be built from LEGO, but
in Meccano they can be built bigger, longer and especially... stronger.
Another thing Meccano never had (mostly because it hadn't been invented) was
any sort of computer interaction. There is no Mindstorms equivalent in the
Meccano world. However, long ago Meccano incorporated electrical motors and
lighting sets into their system.
One set of Meccano gears that comes to mind are the very useful (also very
expensive) helical gears. For anyone not familiar with these type of gears,
here's a picture:
http://www.muffett.co.uk/helgear.htm
There are other differences, to be sure, but as I've said each system has
it's pluses and minuses.
Regards,
Allan B.
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| (...) I'd be interested to see a Maccano crane bigger than Dennis Bosman's: (URL) as you say, it could probably be built stronger out of Meccano. The biggest hassle I had with Meccano was losing all those pesky little nuts & bolts... ROSCO (23 years ago, 24-Aug-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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