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I applaud 100%! Great work! I like to think that if the Lego designers can have new bits for new models, so can we!!!! I appear to have duplicated just about everthing you've been doing :) As far as the threaded rod business goes; I've been buying (...) (24 years ago, 4-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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I would like to try using threaded nylon rods. Where can you buy them? I've only used steel threaded rods to restrain large axial forces (e.g. in a crane turntable). I've also used smooth 3/16" bar stock when I needed a very stiff and strong axle (I (...) (24 years ago, 4-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Nah, keep the posts in the main group as a constant source of temptation for the purists :-) I take your point about these mods really coming into play when you have a large collection of parts - when I was young and had a very limited amount (...) (24 years ago, 5-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I think a sub group for 'modifiers' is a good idea. I haven't cut up any pieces myself, broken loads, but never sawn any up. What I will admit to is strenghtening parts, particulary universal joints. I bind the ends with sellotape as the (...) (24 years ago, 5-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Your evil, you know that don't you! :-) (...) I just can't bring myself to do it. Although last night I dreamed up a vehicle and the success of the whole project may depend on boring out the holes on three 40t gears, so they spin on their (...) (24 years ago, 16-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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That sounds familiar. When I think up a new model, I invariably have that one critical piece that requires modification. Without the piece, the model just wouldn't work. I wouldn't dare touch my 40t gears either. It would be different if I had 100 (...) (24 years ago, 16-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) It's a good point and a good idea, but even if I did buy a gear especially I still wouldn't want to modify it. I'd sooner find a way to work round the problem. Altering Lego has never appealed to me. I see the challenge as making it work with (...) (24 years ago, 16-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Oh yes, kicking, screaming, and banging my head. I'm still mad at myself for painting some pieces about 15 years ago (I was a stupid kid). Okay, back to the original subject: Here's an idea for NEW pieces (listen up, Lego): How about new gears (...) (24 years ago, 16-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Why not just have toothed holes on all gears? Using a toothed half bushing, it's easy enough to convert a gear with toothed hole to a axle hole gear...It might be cool to inset the hole so that the hole would be as wide as a half beam, thus (...) (24 years ago, 16-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) I'd say get over it already, that or try Chameleon paint stripper. It's made for use on model trains it should get nearly anything off. Steve (24 years ago, 16-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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Or for that matter, why not have the axle hole of the gear be the same shape and size as an 8t gear? This would be similar to how the center of the large turntable accepts a 24t gear. Use a bushing if you want it to spin independently of the axle, (...) (24 years ago, 16-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) If anyone remembers the very first universal joints were the same diameter all the way along, they didn't have the narrower section with the slots that looks like a bush, I still have two of these but I've never thought to substitute them into (...) (24 years ago, 17-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) I'm not aware of that piece, and I couldn't find it on Technica. It has to be from before 1980 since I have the <set:8860> and it has the regular ujoints. Is there a place with a photo of this piece? In what sets did it appear? Thanks, David (24 years ago, 18-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) diameter (...) slots that (...) to (...) which (...) the (...) what sets did (...) Check the old style technics. (URL) you can see set 812. It has such a red universal joint... greetings Maico Arts (24 years ago, 18-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) It is from before the existence of Technical Lego and was never used in Technical, the grey u/j arrived at the same time as the 850 and the rest of the first Technical sets. (by the way was Technic called Technical before it was called (...) (24 years ago, 18-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) I think it was "Expert Builder" in the US, but I wasn't even around then so I'm not sure... :-) (...) Ah okay...I had seen those gears and axle before and was wondering where they came from. So were these part of a pre-Expert Builder system (...) (24 years ago, 19-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) did (...) there. (...) There was 2 in set 812. Not sure what other sets they were in. I've put a couple of photos here (URL) (24 years ago, 21-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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