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(...) There's a mechanism! reinforcing everything you possibly can! Looks great! Can't see the video 'cause Brickshelf has disabled videos for now. On looks alone though--wonderful job! Dave K (20 years ago, 16-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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(...) I happened upon that while browsing Brickshelf a while back, and was stunned by the beauty of your design (I'm trying to copy elements of it today, as a matter of fact, but keep being ditracted by other things... like lunch). Using the panel (...) (20 years ago, 16-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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(...) Ya, but it's a *happy* explosion ;-). Between this page and the SMART crate contraption, I got about 80%+ of that poorly formatted "idea list" on Steve's GBC page. The pictures and animations are great, but I wish my German hadn't collapsed (...) (20 years ago, 16-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) i made a ball pump a few weeks ago. you can check out detailed pics and a video clip in my brickshelf directory: (URL) bob (20 years ago, 16-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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(...) (URL) Many.... Ideas!!!! Circuit overload!!!! <boom!!> Dave K (20 years ago, 16-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Yep, pretty much nailed it, Tobbe. I'm going to try to install my WebCam software (again) and I'll take a video of it. I put lotsa windows in the thing so people can 'see the magic'. Thanks for checking it out! Dave K (20 years ago, 16-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) (URL) like that a lot. There are a lot of great ideas on that page! Iain (20 years ago, 16-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) The best (simplest) description I've found on-line is this: (URL) Brian Davis (20 years ago, 16-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I can see how a new ball falls down onto the rotating brick thingie but what keeps the tower from dumping backwards into the pump while the rotating brick is out of the way? Some magic is done there. Are there sliding bricks which travels (...) (20 years ago, 16-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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On Tue, February 15, 2005 8:19 pm, David Koudys said: (...) I haven't seen too many modules that dump in more than 15 balls at a time. So you should be fine. One cool thing about the GBC is that it's not like a robot competition, where the robot has (...) (20 years ago, 16-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Timed it--about 70 balls a minute, which is close to the math above... Also worked on the bin--doesn't get jammmed up nearly as frequently--works with 40-50 balls in the bin or 15 and under--sometimes, infrequently mind you, gets jammed with (...) (20 years ago, 16-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I think motors run around 360 rpm or 6 rps / 5 = 1.2 rps = 1.2 bps (20 years ago, 15-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Thanks! I enjoyed it... (...) It's fine with 15 balls at once in the hopper. When it geta above that--to the brim, then sometimes it jams up (...) I'm not good with math, but the motor has an 8 tooth, and that goes to a 40 tooth--the pump is (...) (20 years ago, 15-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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On Tue, February 15, 2005 4:00 pm, David Koudys said: (...) This type of jamming is very common, and sometimes very hard to resolve. I assume it will work fine, if balls come in one-at-a-time. So, if it is placed after a module like this one, that (...) (20 years ago, 15-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Well. Sure there's a competition in what, a week and a half... But I got my first fully functioning GBC!!! (URL) directly by Rob (since he was inspired by one of my earlier ideas for a stacking robot--tit for tat I say... oops, am I on my way to (...) (20 years ago, 15-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Wow. So they are bananas? And you had how many of these in a week? I'm impressed! I'm diabetic; I'd be in a coma after the first one! (...) Gonna be lots on sale after this year. :( or I guess maybe :) You're from Toronto and not into hockey? (...) (20 years ago, 15-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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(...) styrofoam up on the inside/outside of the house. I want bare exposed concrete, inside and out. I'm going to have an undercut about 1 m up, that I will install fluorescent light tubes into, on the inside and outside of the house, for super cool (...) (20 years ago, 15-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) A couple summers ago, I helped my father-in-law work on his new house. The forms he used were styrofoam blocks, that looked like large LEGO blocks, that were filled with concrete after they were set-up. (URL) house forms lego Steve (20 years ago, 15-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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The more I look into it and research it the more I get excited about building my concrete house. I just have to figure out how to build forms to get the shape I want. Since I missed dinner, what did everyone think of the ropeway idea for rtl19? Iain (20 years ago, 15-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I think they're about...8-10 inches x 4-5 inches? They're a good size. Not too expensive, about $4-5 for the basic apple one. (...) Not being a hockey fan, I can't say I understand, but the hockey set is pretty cool regardless for the 32 long (...) (20 years ago, 15-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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(...) Hi, Question Re: Beavertails.. (the snack) Went to the Beavertail site. Looked at the picture. I'm trying to figure out the scale of this thing. Are those yellow things on top of the chocolate bananas? They look like bananas to me (which would (...) (20 years ago, 15-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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(...) I knew what it was called, but i wanted the owner of Steve's Balls to state it ;) (...) It'll work. I have faith. Dave K (20 years ago, 14-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) This should make everyone giggle. It's a ball pump. How else can you get your ball up? (...) This part seems so easy, doesn't it? :) (20 years ago, 14-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) <snip> The technical name eludes me but the one that has the contraption that pushes a series of balls straight up. I just have to get something going so the hopper doesn't get jammed up. Dave K (20 years ago, 14-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Lest one forget, I'm the self-appointed king for life of quirkiness--i fit right in... (20 years ago, 14-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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(...) ya think? (20 years ago, 14-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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(...) DO YOU NOT LOVE. Love. When she walks into the training room, and the Mission Director and Anton are talking, and she turns *ON A DIME* AND LEAVESSSSSS and all you see ARE HER LEGS AND HEELS CLICKING OUT OF THE ROOM. I *LIVE* FOR THAT. UMA (...) (20 years ago, 14-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) ball pusher? (...) Here's something to think about, as you're putting together different modules. We want to write up another standard (actually, a sub-catagory of the first standard) that would allow modules to neatly be included in a train (...) (20 years ago, 14-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I finally saw Gattica a few weeks back--phenominal movie! Dave K (20 years ago, 14-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Sigh. I'm not having much luck working on my rtl18 robot, either. I foolishly got over excited and downloaded the new Swan firmware onto all 3 of my bricks, only to find out that now I can't figure out how to make anything work (keep geting (...) (20 years ago, 14-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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So I had a few hours that I was left to my own devices this weekend... I thought that it would have been a good time to start my 'bot for the upcoming competition. Well, I had just got back all the LEGO I lent to the school for a few weeks, so I (...) (20 years ago, 14-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Norbert Black wrote: <snip> (...) We *Love* ParLUGment! It's our 3rd favourite Canadian LUG! (next to, of course, that second greatest Canadian LUG--JLug!!.. Of course, rtl is the center of the universe, just like the (...) (20 years ago, 14-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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(...) He spoke to a number of us when he was there on Sunday afternoon. I was one of the people involved. I think he was kind of proud that we recognized your name. :) (...) They are, aren't they? They're _seriously_ not into doing the Interact With (...) (20 years ago, 14-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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(...) Yeah yeah! And during the CNE there's one in FOOD BUILDING. BTW, my dad saw the layout you guys had set up on the Canal! I think he talked to someone, but I'm not sure who. I was at my parents last night and my dad was showing me pictures on (...) (20 years ago, 14-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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(...) They're absolutely delicious--while working in Ottawa one summer, I ate there three times a day, for a full week, primarily on a dare by my manager who said he'd authorize me submitting 21 Beavertails as "business expense" if I tried. At least (...) (20 years ago, 14-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, FTX)
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(...) many thanks. the tent in which we displayed was set up very conveniently located beside one of their kiosks on the canal and the members of the group were lucky enough to benefit from their healthy fare! poor janey was supposed to come up for (...) (20 years ago, 13-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, FTX)
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Gotta love them BeaverTails... (URL) uniquely Canadian and nicely built! Calum (20 years ago, 13-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Thats even more amazing. Their website must be a bit backdated in spots. (20 years ago, 12-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) No, it opened in January (well, December 2003) last year. Iain (20 years ago, 12-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Indeed. 6 months it's been operational already? Amazing. That is way cool, thanks for sharing! (20 years ago, 12-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Ok, like this; (URL) kids toy versions have multiple tracks. There are single track ones too but I can't find a link. I think building something to do this would be hard. But then, you guys don't like Sumo, 'cos its easy, right? Let me know if (...) (20 years ago, 12-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) You're gonna need serious psych after care if you keep that up! (...) There is only one path around the things I'm thinking of. Can't find a website with a picture. I'll post if I can find one. JB (20 years ago, 11-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, John Barnes wrote: Hey John! (...) It's okay up here. I actually spent two evenings building something this week for some inane reason. This is very peculiar. I even attended an academic research group meeting too and (...) (20 years ago, 11-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Hi guys! How's life up in the GWN? South of the lake, we've had quite the mild winter so far, makes a change. Anyhow, to business; I have been working through a bunch of ideas for BF05 competitions and; One that I rejected as too hard (mainly cos I (...) (20 years ago, 11-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Shouldn't you people be heading to dinner about now! Especially you Ian! (...) Yes, same rope as rope climbers. (...) No. (...) Give a reasonable range. Something 2 long power cords could easily cover in case someone wants to use a sensor. (...) (...) (20 years ago, 11-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) :) (...) Well, a couple of things have to be decided: -Do we have a standard rope? (difficult to organize) -Do we allow each entrant to bring and string their own rope? (time consuming at game day) You're right on consideration for sag. Unless (...) (20 years ago, 11-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I think whoever isn't building has the task to bring a shop vac. (...) Hey, I like that one! That sounds pretty good, pulling up rice. Now, what about string though? What string is allowed? And how do we specify the rope across the room, how (...) (20 years ago, 11-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) forum): As an avid transit enthusiast in general, but espically trains, the development and "coming out" of Transrapid at Podung Airport in Shanghai has been espically exciting. Finally, the world has the first ever commercially operating (...) (20 years ago, 11-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Interesting stuff here... A back-yard monorail... (URL) A> (20 years ago, 11-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Yeah, you're right - except rice has a couple of advantages: -Vacuum/throw away. It's cheap. -You can cook it and have a deliscious meal. (...) -Cannot cook soccer balls in rice cooker provided by friend's mother. (...) Well, we'd probably (...) (20 years ago, 11-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Yeah! Maybe two bins, at either end. And a pan in the centre... the rope would have flags/targets on it for positioning. So the thing is you can have: a) robot does one big scoop, one big dump, but is slow b) robot is tiny and fast, taking (...) (20 years ago, 11-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I just realized I had a plastic bag of balls myself. Christina wouldn't let me take the Bag of Humanity (a creepy bag of 100 white soccer players) without taking a sack of balls and their kick-stands too. I found them the other day and (...) (20 years ago, 11-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Rice sounds messy. Maybe you should use something easier to pick up. Like tiny soccer balls. Then, you could also roll them down the 32 long axles (tying back to the actual subject) (20 years ago, 11-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I like that idea. Dropping or picking things up. Or both. (...) Now THAT I'd like to do, but I wouldn't know how to score it or how to clean it up. Maybe lay a cookie tray in the center of the room, and you count by weight how much rice got (...) (20 years ago, 11-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I figured you would make a bi-wheel, like this one: (URL) A> (20 years ago, 11-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Nooo...ooo!!!! Electrons!! voltage!! phase!! current!! It's all evil! MAKE IT STOP!!!! I'll stick with the torque/speed PHYSICAL definition thank you... at least those things you can see and touch to fully understand. The electrical stuff - (...) (20 years ago, 11-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) The other cool analogy that falls out of this is the synchronization of positioning or phase angle (for AC power systems). If you have a long shaft with a gear on each end, and you index one tooth on each gear, the rotational position reletive (...) (20 years ago, 11-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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...is so cool! I've never used it before. But this is a dream! I just ordered 3 of those big "Hailfire Droid" wheels, so now I can finally have a go at building a model of this: (URL) Iain (20 years ago, 11-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I'm still forming around in my head the idea of something with rope. Not rope climbing, but something lateral. Rope transversing/pickup. Flycams. Delta-by-rope. Something where you'd have this big long span of rope with the robots moving along (...) (20 years ago, 11-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) That's the other thing, iss\ we need to think of a good contest for this summer...something to get BRUCE and ROB back in the gig. :) Not something like Steve's Balls or whatever. Calum (20 years ago, 11-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Now I have this mental image of 5 rtlToronto guys showing up at the next copmetition with bubblejet printers built out of air tanks, RCX's and 32 long axles. :) Iain (20 years ago, 11-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Oh! that's a great point. I've always had problems with 12-longs not being long enough for doing this. I kind of forgot about it. Ok, now I want more. Derek (20 years ago, 11-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) on them. They are also in use in the new fire station (the yellow pole) (URL) the new technic crane :) (URL) VW (20 years ago, 11-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) 32-long axles, and there is NO stop, it's a normal axle. The upcoming large technic crane seems to use one too. Seems like it's made of the same type of ABS as the others, so at that lenght its relatively flexible, and twistable. The best use (...) (20 years ago, 11-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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is this the same 32 long in this set, as in the hockey ones? Also, I thought the hockey axles had "stops" part way down the axle. (URL) (20 years ago, 11-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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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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Anyone have one to bring to dinner? anyone selling those halfire wheels? I'd like a set. Chris (20 years ago, 10-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Really, seriously, need to get a life. I've been.... occupied, and I come back to this. geesh. Lets reSTATE the rules. 1. I DONT need to see my name in the Subject line 2. to be filled 3. to be filled 4. NO RULE FOUR 5. I'm thinking of having a (...) (20 years ago, 10-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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And they said: "we’re geeker than a Star Trek fan club!" So where does that put up?!? (URL) Funny, --==Richard==-- (20 years ago, 8-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Hi Jeff, Hmmm, I don't see our name on the list, so I will add it. My son and I are coming down to represent the JLUG. We have this sweet little robot, she (yes she is a girl, as you can tell by her pretty clikits). She uses one RCX powered (...) (20 years ago, 9-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(URL) I quote.... "Nov 24, 1999" ....Over 5 years old! lame lame lame Now compare that to Dave K's "Sparky's Space" (URL) updated 02/07/2005 19:10:38" The guy even has a blog! (20 years ago, 9-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) The attitude has always been, the 8" is a rule, but we'd rather have you at the event with a robot than have you not at the event, with a working bot sitting on a shelf. No one has ever bothered to measure robots, even though I bring a ruler. (...) (20 years ago, 9-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Awesome! I have one too, and also it may even work. :) It's called Donut, after my favourite character on Red vs. Blue. Re: 9" - you're allowed, so long as you make me another drawing! :) Just kidding. I still have those MD script sheets to (...) (20 years ago, 9-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I have a 'bot! It might even work. I still have to program it, though, but I think the construction end is done. (...) Yep, mine too, maybe. I haven't checked if it fits in the 8" box, but it might on an angle. However, it definately will fit in a (...) (20 years ago, 9-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Woohooo! (...) I'm trying to have one done for the competition, but I can't say I've got very far with it. I do however, have a show and tell for Friday's dinner, on a large model I'm planning to build. I think for the first time, I'm going to (...) (20 years ago, 9-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Well on Monday night I had a chance to finish building my bot :) It is a tad bigger the the 8" allotment, but you try using those skinny motorcycle wheels (the ones that come in the mindstorms kit) to sit side by side and still have enough space for (...) (20 years ago, 9-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Well, If Jeremy cannot make it to NMRA, then we see if he would be willing to supply us with his modules so that we can set it up down there. I don't see this as a big issue. Jeff VW (...) (20 years ago, 9-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) There was some talk of that, ILTCO is waiting for word from the show/fire marshal to tell them what type of skirting, then either ILTCO will pass that info to us, or will purchase skirting for the groups. (...) I would think we would head back (...) (20 years ago, 9-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I don't think the issue is how it looks, it's more a question of "where" right now. I'm not sure there is anywhere to spare right now. I know DaveK and Janey were talking about a whole new section, but I'm not sure where they are on this (...) (20 years ago, 9-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) No, I just think it would be much cooler if the elements of the scenery (like the cablecar or tramway) interacted with the trains, such as loading or unloading things. (20 years ago, 9-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Perhaps dinner discussion for Friday, but has anyone here played with the new Dick Swan firmware? I just installed it on a couple of bricks to play around with, and I'm having a helluva time geting much luck out of running existing programs on it. (...) (20 years ago, 9-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I am so lost. The rtlToronto layout has crates moving around little LEGO models of smarts?!!? When did this come about?? Iain (20 years ago, 9-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) OK, here's another idea (as the GBC invades yet again). How about putting the SMART crate-carrying gantry crane "on the ropes"? I originally got the idea from building a very simple cablecar (that only needs one motor and one light sensor... (...) (20 years ago, 8-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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This post is um. not really tied directly to anything Derek said. But I didn't want to start another thread just for it. I haven't helped out at a train show in a long time, and I've always really enjoyed the ones that I did make it to. My biggest (...) (20 years ago, 8-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I would not want to change the way we handle this form for the world. (Well maybe, having the world would be pretty cool) However you want to define what we discuss here is up to you. The point is we come close to generating more messages then (...) (20 years ago, 8-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Local shows are easier to do, but NMRA is a big question mark...hrm. (...) Well, fluff might be moving on, you never know :) Some fluff is kinda useless, others, which are usually the more Toronto-oriented or "weird stuff we all appreciate" (...) (20 years ago, 8-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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This one is brilliant. It features two of our favourites, Limoseen style rocker graphics AND an Amiga 500: (URL) an entire article about stuff to do with old computers (other than program your RCX with) but it's in German. (URL) (20 years ago, 8-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang wrote: <snip> (...) Yes, alternate forms of transportation... I was en route to Montreal on Wednesday last week in the Mighty Dodge, and I noticed that my odometer (used for measuring changelings on DS9) (...) (20 years ago, 8-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) We need to talk to Jeremy soon then. (...) well, JohnG was really eager about it. I just got busted doing 72 in a 40 zone, so...I don't feel like driving but I will if needed :) (...) Dave will promise not spill a drink. Chris will promise not (...) (20 years ago, 8-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I think I would like a new one once this generation of events is over (maybe next year). Do we need a skirt for NMRA? Maybe we should put out the laundry list of stuff of things to do. (...) Good stuff, that sounds okay. My manager at work is (...) (20 years ago, 8-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Now THAT is cool. That and he used RoboLAB, which I wouldn't mind figuring out how to use, now that I have this 9751 Dacta Control Lab (Thanks Rob!). Calum (20 years ago, 8-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) The one person we keep forgetting in all these discussions is Jeremy. I think we're all confirmed except him for April. He's also a question for NMRA. The problem is he doesn't have the time to read rtlT constantly so he doesn't always catch (...) (20 years ago, 8-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) He called I mentioned that we were getting together for dinner on the second friday of the month to talk about it, so he's fine until after dinner this friday are we actually going to take a trip to Newmarket on saturday? do I need to stay 'in (...) (20 years ago, 8-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Well, the consensus was okay, right? If they're not in a rush, I guess it could wait until after Friday night? Calum (20 years ago, 8-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Is it possible that the network or stack/driver went out during that time you have no logs? Can you keep ping logs to somewhere outside of the cable provider network, maybe? Like I dunno...ping -t into a file or something and see if it times (...) (20 years ago, 8-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) So this reminded me, that if required I could possibally get Jen's father to build some additional modules if anyone is intrested.... He used good wood for them (I think the price was about $30 for a module) If there is intrest let me know, I (...) (20 years ago, 8-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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