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I missed this part of the thread when it first happened.. well better late than never. (...) That would be a totally AWESOME piece to have. Just think of all the applications... vehicles (tanks, air filters, engine parts, crane , chemical plants, (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts, FTX)
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(...) Gary, I'm sure this subject has come up a few times in the past, but it had a recent incarnation in this thread: (URL) think it's a great subject for discussion and wishful thinking. Actually, I think it would make a great contest for the LEGO (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.parts)
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| | Re: Glueing old lego
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"Rob Hendrix" <rob.removebeforesen...msltc.org> wrote in message news:I34xyK.rn4@lugnet.com... (...) I believe LLCA and Billund are now test using a new substance, but LLW is still on MEK. I can't remember what this substance is called, but it's (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.parts)
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IIRC, the model builders no longer use MEK (although I still do). If anyone has any information as to what the model builders are now using, please let me know. MEK is dangerous and too much contact with the fumes makes you do strange things like (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.parts)
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Oops, rats, I meant to post this to .custom. I've set the followup on this to there; please direct your replies there too. (Sorry about that, I'm a newbie!) Thanks, - Joe (21 years ago, 26-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts)
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Has anyone looked into this for making custom parts: (URL) It looks like pretty good stuff and could be a fairly cheap way to turn out medium-sized batches of hard plastic parts. Of course the tricky bit is making the mold... I haven't thought of a (...) (21 years ago, 26-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts)
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| | Re: Might this be very very cool?
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(...) I agree. One note, this may be suited for parts.custom rather than just parts. Jason, who responded elsewhere in the thread has a fair bit of experience with .stl files for parts now, I think... XFUT parts.custom (21 years ago, 26-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts, lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.parts.custom, FTX)
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(...) It might work, depending on what you are willing to pay for parts. Also it's worth noting that someone with access to a cad program would have to help, converting .dat files to .stl can make ugly .stl files. I've had experience with (URL) this (...) (21 years ago, 26-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts, lugnet.off-topic.geek, FTX)
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(...) That's funny. I just finished the very same article before coming over here to Lugnet. I was thinking the exact same thing. -Elroy (21 years ago, 26-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts, lugnet.off-topic.geek, FTX)
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I haven't run the prices yet, but could (URL) portend a source of original MOC parts? (URL) the website. It's a cool idea in any case. Dave! (21 years ago, 26-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts, lugnet.off-topic.geek, FTX)
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(...) Joe, I own many 8455 backhoes. You can also buy pneumatics at bricklink.com. Once you get some pneumatics, you might want to look at a few sites that feature pneumatics: www.kclague.net (URL) (...) Kevin (21 years ago, 21-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) [snip] (...) Hi Joe, The Technic Backhoe #8455 is a great pneumatics set with ten big cylinders. It does not include any small cylinders and it uses only new studless Technic liftarm parts, no studded beams. Personally, it's one of my all time (...) (21 years ago, 20-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: how to get started with pneumatics?
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(...) one word: Backhoe set 8455 (21 years ago, 20-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts, lugnet.robotics)
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If I wanted to get started with LEGO pneumatics, how would I go about it? A search at the S@H site turned up no hits in the parts or kits, and even Dacta seems to have only one kit: (URL) ...which might be OK, but it's pretty limited, and contains a (...) (21 years ago, 20-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts, lugnet.robotics)
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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 (...) (21 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts)
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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... (21 years ago, 15-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts)
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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 (...) (21 years ago, 15-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.parts)
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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 (21 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 (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.parts)
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| | Re: idea: beginner's (non-Train) electronics kit
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I had hoped it was going to be just a little hiccup, but I had hedged and gather lights/plates/you name it when ever they had them on sale, enough for my plans, but never imagined they would wipe the 'concept of lighting' out, but it sure looks that (...) (21 years ago, 11-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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