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"Santosh" <santosh@student.unsw.edu.au> wrote in message news:FuzvHu.B20@lugnet.com... (...) Actually, technic would be more along the lines of AS1170 (minus the moving parts of course) due to the beams and pin connectors. :) David Drew. (25 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Right that does it, If LegOz ever writes a Guide book, We name it -"AS3600 Lego Structures" LEGO Bricks + Mega Bloks = Composite Structure? Here's one for you Peter, Peter C without enough grey plates = sub-critical Peter C with too many grey plates (...) (25 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Hi, You're possibly referring to Frances/Francis Schroter/Schroeter who was posting in late 98. I tried to contact her/him/it on email at the time and never received a response, no longer seems to be active. I know one other local collector (...) (25 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) So, every time I sit down with my LEGO I'm having a Plastic Moment? Pete Callaway (keep 'em coming!) (25 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Given all those smiley faces, I don't think the minfigs'd care. They're probably be ecstatic that they've got _somewhere_ to put up those stumpy legs of theirs. James (who didn't do asthetics in his philosophy degree...) (25 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.people)
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LOL Well, Tim is an architect, another reason he is worth hanging on to ;-) He is much better than I at ensuring that a Lego building is "architecturally sound" He is a great designer too, though his lego buildings are rather Monty Python meets (...) (25 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.people)
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"Santosh" <santosh@student.unsw.edu.au> wrote in message news:FuzIM4.Ew2@lugnet.com... (...) get (...) Plastic hinges? Yeah, love that piece. David Drew. (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.people)
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In lugnet.loc.au, David Drew writes: (and into Loc.Au.Eng) A series of non-destructive tests perhaps? Wheres that Schmidt Hammer nowadays.. Actually Lets get some experiments to determines Lego's Plastic Limit (*boom*tish*)...perhaps you need to (...) (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.people)
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"Santosh" <santosh@student.unsw.edu.au> wrote in message news:FuzGF3.43H@lugnet.com... (...) and (...) me (...) a (...) I've often thought of doing these sought of tests to determine the strength of lego. However, the thought of _deliberately (...) (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.people)
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(...) Soon we'll need an ng 'loc.au.eng' ;^) pete.w <aquanaut@optusnet.com.au> (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.people)
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(...) Hi Braith, (...) We were getting worried about the West Coast. Don't forget to patronise loc.au, it's where most discussion takes place. Good luck with getting ftf meetings happening, we're just about to have our third this June 4. Be sure to (...) (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Of course it can! Determine the eccentricity, whack a heap of them 2x4 bricks for compression and some of the technic beams with pin joints in for tensional strength. I wonder If anyone has done any stress/strain measurements on Lego plates and (...) (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.people)
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(...) I'm not into slizers, although I did buy some discounted speed racers for parts. But basically I like the big sets. (...) Yes, I rather fancy an 8880 myself and have been watching eBay but it's beyond what I am prepared to pay. I bought a (...) (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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David Drew wrote in message ... (...) Who cares? I'm off! Last one to Rome's a rotten egg ;-) Richard Still baldly going... Check out Port Block at (URL) and closing (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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"Kerry Raymond" <kerry@dstc.edu.au> wrote in message news:Fuwry7.1FI@lugnet.com... (...) with (...) anyone (...) Yay, someone else who's into mindstorms / technic! There doesn't seem to be very many here who do. *sob* I find that collecting the (...) (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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"Richard Parsons" <rparsons@hinet.net.au> wrote in message news:Fuxu01.4It@lugnet.com... (...) Ahh! The engineer (a large part) of me says! We're closing, but is the rate of postings to .au higher than the rate of postings to .it? In other words, (...) (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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"Peter Callaway" <pcallaway@bmcl.com.au> wrote in message news:FuxxHH.1G0@lugnet.com... (...) Engineer) (...) Yeah, I know what you mean... "Here's my design for my house..." "Um, if you want a column that size, you're going to need 100 MPa (...) (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.people)
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Here's a brief list of the sets available: [All sets are listed at thier normal price. I'm assuming that if you can use a computer, you can calculate the new price] Note: prices ending in a * are already discounted, and may only have 10% taken off. (...) (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Deidre, I believe there's at least one other tas collector. I've forgotten the details [and if they are only on hotmail, I won't be able to retreive them...unfortunate result of newsgroups...spam kills hotmail messages if you can't clean you mailbox (...) (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I actually have grown to like them, even BURPS. The effect you get with the ninja sloping mock stone wall, you could never get with normal bricks. Finally getting my hands on some pirate hulls, has led me to think anything else just wouldn't (...) (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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