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| | | (...) Wow! Now that's dedication! Unfortunately the C5806SR is not the C5806. The SR must be "small radius" or something, because it's a lot tighter of a turn. I have put up a picture on the website. Is the SR available in Minnesota? Steve, do you (...) (21 years ago, 17-Jun-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | Re: [rtlToronto] BrickFest Pipe Racers —David Koudys
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| | | | | In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang wrote: <snip> (...) (URL) (...) Dave K (21 years ago, 17-Jun-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | | Re: [rtlToronto] BrickFest Pipe Racers —Chris Magno
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| | | | | | (...) now that was a FUN day. just us guys, (and calums sister) and power tools and lego, and a shopping trip to Home Depot. and a side trip to walmart for Calum. and me in almost all the pics just siting on my duff pointing and supervising. Chris (21 years ago, 17-Jun-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | | | Re: [rtlToronto] BrickFest Pipe Racers —David Koudys
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| | | | | | (...) Yeah, but I still have that 'secret picture' which I'll use for bribe money someday... Dave K (21 years ago, 17-Jun-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | Re: [rtlToronto] BrickFest Pipe Racers —Steve Hassenplug
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| | | | | (...) Ok, I made another trip to my local home improvement stores. I could not find a C5806SR. I found the C5806. I have a couple suggestions. First, in the "watered down for US" version of Pipe Races, how about using this 45 degree bend: (URL) (...) (21 years ago, 17-Jun-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | | Re: [rtlToronto] BrickFest Pipe Racers —Chris Magno
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| | | | | | | (...) ya know.... if you keep talking like that your fellow Americans might not be pleased. Heck I remember one guy, years ago, from some small town, Lincoln I think. Any ways, he was slandering the mensa level of your fellow country men and he was (...) (21 years ago, 17-Jun-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: [rtlToronto] BrickFest Pipe Racers —David Koudys
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| | | | | | | | (...) b/w the mosaic and him calling you all the time... me thinks there's something not quite right with that Calum guy... ;) Dave K (21 years ago, 17-Jun-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: [rtlToronto] BrickFest Pipe Racers —Chris Magno
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| | | | | | | | (...) don't think it dose not creep me out either!!! Chris cause it dose!! its VERY creepy!! (21 years ago, 17-Jun-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | | Re: [rtlToronto] BrickFest Pipe Racers —Doug Carlson
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| | | | | | (...) Why would we want easy??? :) In any case, the 'pressure' type has a larger cross section through the bend but maybe it's strength might be useful for this game. What I mean by added strength is that the pressure elbow has a stronger friction (...) (21 years ago, 18-Jun-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | | | Re: [rtlToronto] BrickFest Pipe Racers —Chris Magno
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| | | | | | (...) don't want to know what excites him. Iain, look at that GREAT track. tell me with a straight face that the image above dose not inspire you to combine your 2 favorite hobbies. you are now going to build a pipe racer robot! (21 years ago, 18-Jun-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | | | RE: [rtlToronto] BrickFest Pipe Racers —Ralph Hempel
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| | | | | | | I just want to know who lives in that house. The lawn is absolutely awesome.... Ralph (...) (21 years ago, 18-Jun-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: [rtlToronto] BrickFest Pipe Racers —Doug Carlson
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| | | | | | | | (...) Thanks Ralph. I, my family, and lotsa pets live in the house... but the ducks live in the yard and and tell me it belongs to them. :) (URL) the one in back telling me so?? (URL) for the record... my wife deserves the most credit for keeping (...) (21 years ago, 18-Jun-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: [rtlToronto] BrickFest Pipe Racers —Jeff Elliott
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| | | | | | | | AFLAC! (...) (21 years ago, 18-Jun-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | | | Re: [rtlToronto] BrickFest Pipe Racers —Iain Hendry
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| | | | | | (...) If you ask nicely sometime though, I'll tell you. ;) (...) I keep having to remind people that I'm more interested in flatrides than coasters, but it was a nice attempt. :) That's an awesome track, Doug; something like that would be really (...) (21 years ago, 18-Jun-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | Re: [rtlToronto] BrickFest Pipe Racers —Doug Carlson
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| | | | | (...) Thanks. And yeah, that's a different animal. (...) The SR isn't available in Minnesota... at least not at the three Home Depot's and three Menards where I checked. A call to the Nibco distributer (and his call to Nibco) had the following (...) (21 years ago, 17-Jun-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | | Re: [rtlToronto] BrickFest Pipe Racers —Doug Carlson
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| | | | | | (...) Here's the pic. (URL) found a bunch at an ACE Hardware store. -- Doug (21 years ago, 18-Jun-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | | | Re: [rtlToronto] BrickFest Pipe Racers —Iain Hendry
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| | | | | | (...) love it. Iain (21 years ago, 18-Jun-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | | | Re: [rtlToronto] BrickFest Pipe Racers —Doug Carlson
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| | | | | | (...) I hadn't considered how they mold the U's. Sounds like a a real headache to design... but a cool problem. -- Doug (21 years ago, 18-Jun-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | | | Re: [rtlToronto] BrickFest Pipe Racers —Iain Hendry
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| | | | | | (...) It's why I love this industry; I get to have a behind-the-scenes look at how the world works. So much is made with plastics and there are a lot of very complicated problems that can/have been overcome in amazing ways. One of the most (...) (21 years ago, 18-Jun-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | | | Re: [rtlToronto] BrickFest Pipe Racers —Derek Raycraft
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| | | | | | (...) Null Pointer Exception in 5 days? Derek (21 years ago, 18-Jun-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | | | Re: [rtlToronto] BrickFest Pipe Racers —Jeff Van Winden
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| | | | | | | (...) ROTFLMAO !!!!!! :) Jeff VW (...) (21 years ago, 18-Jun-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | | | Re: [rtlToronto] BrickFest Pipe Racers —Iain Hendry
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| | | | | | (...) No, goof :) National Plastics Exhibition 2003: (URL) how horrifying. I just realised that nowhere does it actually say NPE means National Plastics Exhibition - it just calls the show "It's All About Plastics". THAT IS STUPID. Sounds like a (...) (21 years ago, 18-Jun-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | | | Re: [rtlToronto] BrickFest Pipe Racers —Richard Noeckel
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| | | | | | | (...) I need the name of that show to live... You must find the name for me... Now... ;) Please! -R (21 years ago, 18-Jun-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: [rtlToronto] BrickFest Pipe Racers —Iain Hendry
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| | | | | | | | (...) Calum found it yesterday, and I haven't slept since. Do you use AIM too? :) Iain (21 years ago, 19-Jun-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: [rtlToronto] BrickFest Pipe Racers —Richard Noeckel
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| | | | | | | | (...) "Read All About It" (URL) is a very serious moment for me right now! ;) Thank goodness-gracious you found it!!! I finally feel complete… Along with: Dr. Snuggles (URL) Special And also “Annana” the French language teaching Pineapple. (What was (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jun-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.people)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: [rtlToronto] BrickFest Pipe Racers —Iain Hendry
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| | | | | | | | "Richard Noeckel" <Shroud_of_kung_fu@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:HGrIBr.1EKB@lugnet.com... (...) OH MY GOD. YES. TELEFRANCAIS. His name was L'Anana. The pineapple. (...) YES!!!!!! That is the only thing that sticks out in my mind about that (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jun-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | | | Re: [rtlToronto] BrickFest Pipe Racers —Calum Tsang
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| | | | | | (...) "Read All About It" (URL) was a TVO show. I hated it. The typewriter scared the crap out of me. TVO has this incredible ability to make shows that used computers as cheap plot devices. We can't afford a real plot, so we'll use this computer to (...) (21 years ago, 18-Jun-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | Re: [rtlToronto] BrickFest Pipe Racers —Steve Hassenplug
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| | | | (...) I just had a thought about this. I don't know if it will work, but how about putting rope inside the pipe. If the rope is pulled tight, it should hold the pipe together. (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | Re: [rtlToronto] BrickFest Pipe Racers —Calum Tsang
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| | | | (...) That sounds like a great idea. We'll have to give it a try. We're still trying to source the C5806 Long Radius so you guys can easily get them. John I think is driving down to Buffalo with a friend on an errand and will pick them up there. We (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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