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Re: Lubricating technic turntables
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lugnet.robotics
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Wed, 4 Apr 2001 04:45:06 GMT
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Good point, well taken, I'm glad at least 5L axle was produced!
In lugnet.robotics, Micah J. Mabelitini writes:
> Eric Sophie wrote:
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> > You got me pegged, it's a purism thing, I pride myself on never cutting or
> > altering pieces, glueing or lubricating. Just work those pieces and they'll
> > loosen up! Get'em... GRRRRR....Eric
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> That's okay, I'm a purist too. I once spent several frustrating hours
> completely redesigning the drivetrain on one of my robots so I wouldn't
> have to trim down four 8L cross axles to 7L. However, when you consider
> lubricating a turntable versus breaking it in, you actually may be
> modifying the turntable less by lubricating it than you would by
> breaking it in. After all, if the turntable turns more easily after
> break-in, there has technically been some degree of modification to the
> part, probably a slight planing on the contact surfaces that might not
> otherwise occur if the turntable were lubricated.
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| (...) That's okay, I'm a purist too. I once spent several frustrating hours completely redesigning the drivetrain on one of my robots so I wouldn't have to trim down four 8L cross axles to 7L. However, when you consider lubricating a turntable (...) (26 years ago, 4-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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