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In lugnet.football, Ralph Hempel writes:
> > What would it take to build a little Foosball table out of LEGO elements?
> > Let's say it used the Football/Soccer ball and maybe include some of the
> > minifigs. For the bars and knobs, could Technic axles be used and extended
> > at key points where the players stand? What's the longest Technic axle ever
> > given in a set, and are Technic axles rigid enough to stretch, say, 40 cm.
> > across a board? Just some thoughts...
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> Well, The axles don't have to range freely across the board, so if you're
> willing to GLUE them to axle connectors, you could make them any length
> you want, but the range would be limited by the longest axle. (12 LU I think)
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> But how are you going to put them through the minifig torsos!!!!
I probably won't ever do this (too expensive and time-consuming) but I thought
it would be fun to think about.
Drilling holes in the torsos would probably work (eek! :-), if you've seen the
experiments that Paul Gyugyi did with his Hexatron figs (sorry, I don't have a
link handy, but basically it was Blacktron I figs with four arms). I suppose
no matter what is used, it would have to be glued, 'cause people really hack
on Foosball I think. :-) And if you're using glue, you might as well drill,
unless there's a good way to avoid that. Dunno -- good question. :-) I
guess you'd hafta also figure out a way for the minifig legs not to bend.
--Todd
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