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| | | (...) I read that, I just decided to be a little more apparent, as in 'Gee Steve, send me some balls!' ;) I have a grande total of, wait for it... 1 soccer ball, and it came with my Brickfest '04 set. At your convenience, of course :) Dave K (20 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | Re: The Great Ball Contraption —John Barnes
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| | | | (...) Or someone who owns a soccer ball could measure it and publish the size. Most craft stores sell a selection of little wooden balls. It might be cheaper to buy a few about the right size rather than paying to mail genuine Lego ones? Of course, (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | | Re: The Great Ball Contraption —Ed McGlynn
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| | | | | (...) Sure enough, that'll happen. What about the sawdust envy that LEGO soccer balls will inevitably suffer from? Ed (20 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | | | Re: The Great Ball Contraption —Brian Pilati
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| | | | | | (...) This post will be overkill I am sure but this Bricklink store sells has 42 soccer balls $.10 US a piece (URL) (20 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | | Re: The Great Ball Contraption —Brian Davis
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| | | | (...) Well, it's LEGO - it's just a tad smaller than 2 studs in diameter. If you've got a marble or wooden ball that will roll between two walls two studs apart (clearance about 1.5 mm on each side) you've got the size. The only real problem is (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | | Re: The Great Ball Contraption —Steve Hassenplug
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| | | | (...) I'd really recommend against using anything but LEGO balls. If you just want to play around and test, one good place to get a couple balls are the LEGO NBA sets. I've seen them on sale all over. Using any other type of balls will not give you (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | | Re: The Great Ball Contraption —C. L. GunningCook
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| | | | (...) Over time, as I gaze at my collection of parts, notably as my interests change, and curiosity is peaked, I realise that the floccinaucinihilipilification parts, such as soccer/basketballs, now are not only useful but in serious demand. I guess (...) (20 years ago, 8-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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