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I didn't think it could be done.
It's happened a few times before... once when the classic space sets came
out for the first time ... who didn't look at the Galaxy Explorer and just
'fall in love with it'.
Then when the Mindstorms came out, Loved LEGO all over again...
Didn't think it could happen for a third time but...
Just received the Pneumatic pack today.
Oh my word!
More fun (next to Mindstorms Robots) I have not had!
I can see where Chris gets his appreciation for these air mechanisms!
I just built an arm with 4 joints and a grabber mechanism, set up the
electric compressor as it shows in the instructions, and let the good times
roll!
Think tomorrow I'm ordering at least 2 more, just for the air tanks and the
mini pumps.
For 27 bucks you can't go wrong!
K, here's a question, I now have 3 (three) manual pumps, seeing as how one
came w/ the pneumatic set and one came in each of the pneumatic circuits I
ordered... What can you do with those big pumps? can you convert them into
working pneumatic cylinders? I only need one manual pump!
Anyway, I also have a spectrum catalogue, and will bring it on the 4th to
Mels if anyone is interested.
I'm going to put in another order to spectrum for more beams, one
micromotor, a few turntables and more pneumatic circuits.
FYI to the LEGO company, my appreciation has never stopped! Keep it up.
Dave
(who is just sooo happy right now, like a kid at Christmas :) )
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| (...) My thoughts exactly when I recieved mine! I ordered two just so I could have two air tanks. As fun as it has been fiddling with th pneumatics, I have yet to incororate them into a robot. I had big dreams of a pneumatic block stacker, but it (...) (24 years ago, 23-Apr-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| "David Koudys" <dkoudys@redeemer.on.ca> wrote in message news:GC9q4E.1yJ@lugnet.com... (...) Pneumatic systems can be really fascinating to watch. They can also be insanely frustrating when maladjusted. X-) Cheap and crude cylinder technology may (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) This has been my holy grail. The manual pumps put out more volume of air per stroke then the little ones. The bad side is that because air compresses so easily, the first 3/4 of the stroke is not very effective, yet is the easiest part of the (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) I just checked the catalog I received last week from Lego and the pneumatic set doesn't have an electric pump. Are you suggesting there is such a beast? Also, how does the "mini pump" differ from the usual manual pump (if it is a manual pump - (...) (24 years ago, 28-Apr-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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