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| | | (...) One advantage is rectified horizontal/vertical hole placement. To have an even ratio vertical hole distance using studded beams, you have to place two plates between each beam. Studless beams do not have this problem, and also provide a hole (...) (19 years ago, 17-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | Re: studless construction practice —Ross Crawford
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| | | | | In lugnet.robotics, Matthew Davidson <matthew@blank.org> wrote: I agree with most of that except this: (...) I think 3-d studless constructions are require much more support structure to reduce twisting. Studded construction can do this with very (...) (19 years ago, 17-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | Re: studless construction practice —Brian Davis
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| | | | (...) Although there is a disadvantage here too. I find fewer spacing options with studless constructions, actually. Integer and half integer spacing is easy, but not 1/3rd integer spacing that I can get with plates. Additionally, very fine spacings (...) (19 years ago, 17-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | | Re: studless construction practice —Philippe Hurbain
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| | | | (...) I guess you mean (URL) ... (...) I completely agree with Brian. While I do like studless construction (I still need more time to think and build with them, but the result is more refined), I use studded beams when I need stiffness. A single (...) (19 years ago, 17-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | | Re: studless construction practice —Rohan Beckett
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| | | | I've recently got back into technics.. and got a few of the 2004/05 kits... my first impression was: "This is Peg-o... not Lego!" after my first 4 hour session of building the 8436 truck.. my fingers were really sore from inserting so many little (...) (19 years ago, 20-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | | Re: studless construction practice —Brian Davis
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| | | | (...) Wait until you try to take the dang things apart ;-). For studless disassembly, I find a thin sheet of textured rubber invaluable for gripping the pins to pull them out (commonly used for opening stubborn jar lids). This does point out one (...) (19 years ago, 1-Feb-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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