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On Wed, April 20, 2005 7:44 am, danny staple said: (...) That's called a studless beam. :) With the latest trend towards studless stuff in Technic, I'd like a way to connect two beams at 90 degrees in the same plane. Something like this part: (URL) (...) (20 years ago, 20-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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I'll see your two plane connector and raise you one more : ) I'd love to see "corner connectors" or "tribows" that tie 3 beams on 3 mutually orthagonal planes together in a sturdy way. Just think of what we could do in technic, if we could easily (...) (20 years ago, 20-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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On Wed, April 20, 2005 10:21 am, Xanthra47 said: (...) I'm not sure I totally understand what you're suggesting. Can you explain it more? When I think of a beam, I think of a straight line. If two lines (beams) actually intersect, they will be in (...) (20 years ago, 20-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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(...) There is always this: (URL) with a few friction pins... -Rob A> (20 years ago, 20-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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On Wed, April 20, 2005 2:18 pm, Rob Antonishen said: (...) That's a great start. But, it won't keep the beams from twisting (rotating) on the pins. I'd really prefer a studless version of this: (URL) (20 years ago, 20-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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Yep. poor choice of words on my part : ( Instead of planes, lets use lines as you suggest. I'd like a studless "3d" version of that corner piece you pointed out that joins 3 beams at the intestection point of 3 mutually perpendicular lines. It just (...) (20 years ago, 20-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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If he is suggesting what I think he is - that is an axle elbow which has three orthoganal connections - it can be acheived (somewhat less neat) with a 90 degree elbow, an axle pin and an axle joiner. If Xanthra actually means Technic Beams - then (...) (20 years ago, 20-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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Every time I think I've seen all the variations of parts TLG comes up with, I find one I haven't yet come across!! I hope Jake McKee and his colleagues keep that up! Of course, with the Enzo Ferrari being a new set, it's fairly easy to miss some (...) (20 years ago, 20-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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I'd like to join technic beams together. The trick about the axles is cool though. Thanks for sharing that. I'm curious what the old robot head looks like, but you imply it's not ideal, so no biggie. Here's a crude image that I made with mlcad that (...) (20 years ago, 20-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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The old robot head: (URL) - it is now known as "1x1 Brick With Studs on Four Sides". Your cad diagram does help conjure up what you meant. Perhaps another couple of rotated view might aid the process. Basing a concept on the (URL) may yet yeild a (...) (20 years ago, 22-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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