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| (...) Well, my Semester starts in two weeks, so if you have any tips I'm all for hearing them! My biggest problem is motivating the Architecture students in my group. The Engineers don't really care what they draw (a widget is a widget is a widget). (...) (22 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.cad, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.edu, FTX)
| | | | | Re: question about people who are doing rapid prototyping of parts...
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| (...) I apologise in advance for the fact that the following will sound like nitpicking... LUGNET is not moderated. It however, does have admins. Admins can do a number of things. However, they cannot move posts. More however-ingly, an admin can (...) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.parts.custom)
| | | | | Re: question about people who are doing rapid prototyping of parts...
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| (...) Sorry, perhaps this thread is better off in parts.custom? Can a moderator do this more elegantly? Darrell (22 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.custom)
| | | | | 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)
| | | | | Re: My Big Phat RP 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)
| | | | | New BBB 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) !!
| | | | | Re: My Big Phat RP Parts
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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)
| | | | | Re: My Big Phat RP Parts
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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)
| | | | | Re: My Big Phat RP Parts
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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)
| | | | | Re: My Big Phat RP Parts
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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)
| | | | | 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) !
| | | | | Re: custom electric parts?
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| (...) One doesn't. All one needs to do is prop a bucket full of bricks on top of one's door. The burgler provides all of the loud sound effects gratis (well, you hope it's gratis...). ;P (22 years ago, 13-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
| | | | | HiTechnic: extremely cool parts!
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| You probably all know about this, but it was news to me, and took me two days of searching to stumble across it... HiTechnic Products: (URL) These guys make a variety of 9V LEGO-compatible sensors, lights, and other gizmos, including remote control (...) (22 years ago, 13-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.robotics)
| | | | | Re: custom electric parts?
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| "Joe Strout" <joe@strout.net> wrote in message news:joe-31DD12.1701...net.com... (...) Start here. This is a good place to find alternate contact methods and a plethora of sensors and electronic circuits: (URL) (22 years ago, 12-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.parts.custom)
| | | | | Home made weight bricks and train base plates
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| Has anyone made thier own weight bricks? My thought was to hollow out the bottom of a brick with a dremel, then fill it with BBs. And finally glue a plate across the bottom. This could be useful to add weight to some of my smaller train MOCs, where (...) (22 years ago, 12-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: custom electric parts?
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| (...) The only thing I've done is to add LEDs. Cutting a 9v jumper came first. But I can't aford to do that to often. Either way, I'd love to see more of this as well. Mat (22 years ago, 12-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.parts.custom)
| | | | | custom electric parts?
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| Has anyone seen instructions, schematics, plans, rough sketches on napkins, etc. for custom electric LEGO parts? LEGO seems to be getting out of the electronics business, which is a shame IMHO. The available selection is quite limited (and pricey (...) (22 years ago, 12-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.parts.custom)
| | | | | Re: STL File for 3D Printing
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| (...) Just a quick update on this ... The parts built with Stratasys and ZCorp machines are coming along well. My contact has printed a couple versions and Jason's been making improvements to the files that give us better results. I'll have pics (...) (22 years ago, 6-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.events, lugnet.parts.custom, FTX)
| | | | | Re: STL File for 3D Printing
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| (...) Ah, oh well. Nice to e-meet you. (...) That's neat. I just spent a week at an RP conference, so the alphabet soup is still pretty fresh in my mind. I actually know what those acronyms stand for! (...) Oh, OK, you're doing it the "old fashioned (...) (22 years ago, 2-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts, lugnet.parts.custom, FTX)
| | | | | Re: STL File for 3D Printing
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| (...) Nope, that wasn't me. I'm a drafter (1). I haven't been to any brick cons yet, although I'm 95% sure I'll be at Brickfest in two weeks. But.. Hi yourself. (...) We have 2 FDM machines and 2 SLS ones. I'd have to go down there to get model (...) (22 years ago, 2-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts, lugnet.parts.custom, FTX)
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