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Re: Circular airlock!
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lugnet.space, lugnet.build
Date: 
Mon, 1 Jul 2002 13:41:01 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:

>   That's magnificent!  It reminds me of the "transporter" on my old
>   Star Trek playset (wow, that was a LONG time ago--1977, I think)
>   that worked on a similar principle.  But I haven't thought about
>   it since--that's an excellent employment of a rotating design.

Thanks Lindsay.

>   Could you use the other "mating" arches--the roof ones--in such a
>   design?  That would make grey an easier proposition, because not
>   many of us likely have the inverse arches in grey in large numbers.

You could, and that was my original idea, but then you couldn't use the 1x4
w/ studs on side, you'd have to use something that accepts studs (i.e. 2 1x2
technic bricks w/ two holes).  And I couldn't find mine. :-(  So yes, either
way works.

Thanks,

-Chris



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(...) That's magnificent! It reminds me of the "transporter" on my old Star Trek playset (wow, that was a LONG time ago--1977, I think) that worked on a similar principle. But I haven't thought about it since--that's an excellent employment of a (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jul-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)

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