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"Dennis Bosman" <dennisbosman@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:H06pvL.7BD@lugnet.com...
> From experience I know that pieces breaks sometimes. Especially when • you're
> building a large model like a crane. Gears will break because of the heavy
> weights and the great forces. Technic beams will damage etc.
> At the moment I'm almost finished with a new truck: a tri-axle tractor • with
> a self unloader on its fifth wheel. It's my third conveyor belt trailer
> since I'm building original vehicles. You can say that I already know how • to
> build such a vehicles but less is true. This time I made a whole new
> concept. As probably expected some pieces damaged during the test. One • time
> a bush was turning into a hole of a technic brick. I was lucky to stop the
> machine immediately. With my second self unloader I had the same problem,
> but I traced it too late: many pieces where damaged and then a ½ bush was
> pierced into a technic brick! I still have it as a reminder. I didn't knew
> that was possible. Hopefully it will work this time. Tomorrow I will • finish
> the model so I can show it and demontrate it during a local event (more • than
> 15.000 visitors!).
Have you any photos of the bushing that pierced the Technic brick? I'm
having a hard time imagining what you mean. I would also appreciate seeing
any other "breakages" you or anyone else has had!
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Cheers ...
Geoffrey Hyde
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 | | Re: The Big Crane At Brickfest
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| Geoffrey, As I don't have a digital camera, I haven't got any pictures concerning broken parts etc. Yet me explain the matter for the second time: the half bush turned completely into a hole of a technic beam. Recently I had the same problem to (...) (22 years ago, 4-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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| | Re: The Big Crane At Brickfest
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| Gordon, (...) The axles of my crane were supported as well. I put six black bricks under the chassis. You nearly couldn’t trace them. Many people thought the crane was supported only by it’s heavy support arms. But as LEGO-ist you know that’s far (...) (22 years ago, 1-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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