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| (...) It's the only application where it's shown up so far. There hasn't really been any real world model for a Technic set that really demanded such a long distance...the only one that comes to mind would be the tail rotor of a helicopter or for (...) (20 years ago, 10-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) I tend to design assemblies with long shafts in a method that is analogous to how high power electricity is transmited over long lines. If you think about torque as amps and voltage as speed, it's just like that. Shafts don't (generally) care (...) (20 years ago, 10-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) The longer the axle is... the more likely it would be to twist under torque. I wonder how TLC has approached that issue.. perhaps a new plastic ? Ray (20 years ago, 10-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) If you had two, you could roll a soccer ball down them... (20 years ago, 10-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) I can bring some to show, they're pretty neat. I can't think of a project that I would use them for, but there might be some useful ones like the Mindstorms photocopier or some factory assembly stuff. Hrm. Wouldn't it be neat if there was a (...) (20 years ago, 10-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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