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Re: The Great Ball Contraption
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lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains
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Wed, 12 Jan 2005 01:36:10 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Steve Hassenplug wrote:
In an attempt to provide Technic & Mindstorms builders the same cooperative
building opportunity that's available to Moonbase, Castle, and Town/Train
builders at Brickfest, we present to you: The Great Ball Contraption. • (snip)
And, a 92 second video (15mb)...  priceless.  Here's one ball passing through
our entire 10 module test assembly.
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Hassenplug/GBC/Video/gbconeball.mpg

Really neat!! Looking forward to getting into this!

I'm particularly interested in construction details of the hopper car and
dumping mechanism. More photos, etc would be greatly appreciated. I've been
trying to build a hopper that can be unloaded mechanically, without much success
(but plenty of frustration). Your solution seems simple and reliable.

Thanks!

FUT lugnet.trains

Rick C.



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In an attempt to provide Technic & Mindstorms builders the same cooperative building opportunity that's available to Moonbase, Castle, and Town/Train builders at Brickfest, we present to you: The Great Ball Contraption. When it's assembled at (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.events, lugnet.announce) !! 

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