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Re: International Society of Meccanomen
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lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk
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Fri, 24 Aug 2001 21:58:06 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Allan Bedford writes:
> 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.
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> > > 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
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> 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.
I'd be interested to see a Maccano crane bigger than Dennis Bosman's:
http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/highway/2290/cmno04.html
Though, 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
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| (...) 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 (...) (25 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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