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you people really need a life!!! BTW in other news Iain, someone sent me this "math formula: to make x/y plotter circles. let me run it by you: (...) I'm not near my plotter, thoughts? Chris Why do solar calculators have an off button? (22 years ago, 6-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I have no difficulty geting out my hose. Iain (22 years ago, 6-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) It's so hard to get out of the hose though!!! (not to mention getting back in) :) Sorry to hear about your loss of work, Steve. I will keep my ears open for you, (we deal with VB, Oracle and Java at the moment. Jeff VW (22 years ago, 6-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Steve, GREAT to hear that you will be building a robot for this game. BTW wood is easier to climb than lego box's I'm sad to hear that you will have lots of time to build because of your work situation. my tiny unsolisited advice is to find (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Oh, rockin! Somewhere out there in Ontario, there are 8x8 playfields, 2x4's with copper pipes at 6" intervals, and hundreds of white and black marbles. I'm imagining there'll be a lot of 2x2footx6inch platforms too (I think Bruce and Chris (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Some days, I just can't believe my good luck. On Friday, my wife took down the Christmas tree, and packed everything back into the boxes. When she was almost done, I noticed the platform the tree stands on. Her dad made this little box a couple (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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first, still no baby. second, this came up in e-mail so I thought I'd share with the group cause their is way to much train talk right now. (...) build (...) (i (...) beams, (...) by (...) (like (...) a (...) I put up a pic or 2 here: nothing (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Please do! (...) At low speeds they'll be fine, but might have trouble on switches or where someone has a level crossing. But we should be able to build you standard train bogies. (...) If it's got a magnet, we can pull/push it. (...) Sounds (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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And that reminds me... I got a tiny video transmitter, and just finished building it into a train car (along with a small camera). I put pictures up on brickshelf: (URL) was thinking that live video from the trains would be cool. I might be in (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I'm concerned that we won't be able to support a track of much length without having Ts to support the structure. The weight of a robot with one or two RCXs is quite significant. I don't think friction fit 2" ABS pipe is going to hold. If we (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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"Richard Noeckel" <Shroud_of_kung_fu@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:H877wL.DF9@lugnet.com... (...) :: shakes head, smiling :: Iain (off to install those pneumatically-actuated shocks in my Tercel to pimp it up a notch) (22 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Y’know, I really do see this area of rtlToronto progressing nicely! After *T4, once I get a good look at everyone’s module construction I'll likely have one or two completed and ready for T5. I honestly look forward to the day when we venture (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Hi folks, We haven't had event posters in a while (mostly due to being busy on my part) but here's a poster for train4: (URL) notice it's on legal paper, so feed in a stack of 8.5x14" into your printer before printing. It's like watching a (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I thought so too, but JeffE mailed me about the name Whistlestop... (...) Jeff and Derek have really done all the work for train4. There's really only a core set of layout builders-JeffE/Derek for Altenburg and JeffVW for the docklands/dam (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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"Calum Tsang" <tsangc@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote in message news:H86I73.385@lugnet.com... (...) show (...) and (...) You guys have done an unbeliveable amount of planing and development for this. We (I?) should really try and do a nice video for this (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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rtlToronto/train4 Lego Train Show Saturday, January 18th, 2003 10AM-4PM Lillian H Smith Branch, Toronto Public Library 239 College Street West (URL) folks, You're invited to join us for rtlToronto/train4, our fourth Lego train show at the Lillian H (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.events)
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"Calum Tsang" <tsangc@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote in message news:H86B7F.BFG@lugnet.com... (...) like (...) University (...) I think everyone builds at different speeds. But I agree with John, to get a pipe-climbing to negotiate a switch is virtually (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Unfortunately not. From: (URL)I am a student. How long will my individual Web space remain active? (...) Go to grad school in MIE and you can have webspace on Peachy! :) Calum (22 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) So, I was talking with Chris the other day, and he suggested we go straight to doing T's and Y's without stopping for 45 deg joints only as a first event. John Guerquin mailed me about the issue: (...) I think our first attempt at Racers game (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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"Rob Stehlik" <robbby31@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:H85xz5.117@lugnet.com... (...) Rob, Great job with the new drive! I like mounting the motor right on the wheel itself. Pregnata that I brought to the ir Hockey game wasn't really a synchro (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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