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(...) Of course, after posting the previous message, I realized I probably should have also mentioned using padded jaws to hold extremely small pieces rather than your fingers. Figured the opportunity to correct that would present itself in short (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) Eye protection...hmm...that's a really good point. Hey, ask Rob about the time he drilled his thumb and had to get 22 stitches. ;-) --Todd (22 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(URL) was looking at the pieces just to the right of the 1x1 transparent cylindrical plate that faces front as the light. [I'm guessing the 1x1 sticks into the hole of a 1x1 Technic brick, like the Santa Fe?] They look somewhat like the angle/shape (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts)
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(...) One can only hope that someone will caption the "Bejesus Drilling Sequence" at some point (and issue a caution to never, ever use the rotary cutting tool without eye protection unlike the Genius Rob who is apparently trying to emulate the (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.parts.mod)
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| | Re: My Big Phat RP Parts
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(...) Thanks, Greg, it means a lot to me that you like them. Now if we could only reach Tom Burger, that would be perfect - I tried to email him using the address on his last LUGNET post, but it bounced back to me. I guess I'll try his website email (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.parts.custom, FTX)
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(...) I didn't see that one but yes I think you're right. (...) I'm guessing that it's more like the peak in that it takes a stud rather than has a stud. But I can't *say* for sure... (22 years ago, 15-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts)
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In lugnet.cad, Darrell Urbien wrote: <snip> Well, consider me blown away. I never imagined I would see actual pictures of those models but there they were. I love the extra speakers in the scion too! (btw, when i made that model scion wasnt sold in (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.parts.custom, FTX)
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(...) Believe it or not, that's actually about what I was picturing, based on your initial description. But thank you for clarifying. :) (...) In Calum's photo: (URL) was looking at the pieces just to the right of the 1x1 transparent cylindrical (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.parts)
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I'm very pleased to announce two new BBB train wheels available now A small spoked train wheel, similar in size to the existing 9v train wheel A large blind drive wheel that works with the existing BBB flanged Driver. With these new wheels, you can (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.announce, lugnet.parts.custom, FTX) !!
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A few photos from Friday... (URL) only got an hour of sleep Thursday night and didn't feel much like taking tons of photos yesterday. There are some nice shots of Rob Hendrix drilling the bejesus out of Episode VI Luke and Episode I Jar-Jar. Check (...) (22 years ago, 14-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Hey! Tom's parts/Greg's models originally call for under-car neon. (URL) Sounds like it's time for a little more collaboration. Darrell (22 years ago, 14-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.parts.custom, FTX)
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(...) Thanks - as I said, it was fun making them. (...) The short answers to your last two questions are "yes" and "yes." RP Service Bureaus exist (mostly in big cities on the East Coast of the US), but they're slowly dying off as more and more (...) (22 years ago, 14-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.parts.custom, FTX)
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Errata: In the previous post, #3 refers to "little wing" and #4 to "big wing", not the opposite, as marked (by me) in Timothy's post. My appologies, Paulo Renato (22 years ago, 14-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts)
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In lugnet.build, Timothy Wade wrote: <snipped for brevity> (...) Hi Timothy, Here are exact angles in degrees: #1 -- 63,43 #2 -- 72,65 #3 -- 66,80 #4 -- 63,64 Now, please let me remind you that the real angle of a slope is not equal to the angle of (...) (22 years ago, 14-Aug-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.parts)
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(...) that it might as well not be radioactive (half-life of 19*10^18 years), is the only non-toxic heavy metal (aside from the radioactivity, but you probably get that much radiation standing under direct sunlight) and combines easily with (...) (22 years ago, 13-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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(...) Better still, avoid the dremel by buying second hand some old 2x4s, which have no tubes underneath. Fill with plasticine or similar denser material that doesn't get too hot (i.e. not solder), leaving 1.6mm depth free for the studs of the brick (...) (22 years ago, 13-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) That's interesting, I hadn't seen those before. Thanks for pointing them out! You're right, these mods are pretty amazing! The one on eBay has an advantage in terms of versatility -- no batteries (well, unless that's how you power your whole (...) (22 years ago, 13-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) Those are really cool! Thanks for sharing them. If I, as a small hobbyist, wanted to make a batch of parts in this way, what would my options be? Is there any company that will take a CAD file, print a small batch of parts, and mail them to (...) (22 years ago, 13-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.parts.custom)
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"Darrell Urbien" <durbien@mail.occ.cccd.edu> wrote in message news:I2DzA0.120q@lugnet.com... (...) (URL) (...) DAT (...) had to (...) and of (...) with (...) low (...) resin (...) build, (...) able (...) LEGO. (...) factor in (...) features (...) (...) (22 years ago, 13-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.parts.custom)
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| | My Big Phat RP Parts
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Hey all, Just got my pix back from the Rapid Prototyping conference and thought I'd share.. (2 URLs) Folder Pending Mod> Full credit has to go to: Tom Burger (for designing the parts in the first place and making the DAT files freely available) Greg (...) (22 years ago, 13-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.parts.custom, FTX) !
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