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(...) Also a good idea, like a soliniod valve. (...) You can use them to make 6 sided shapes. A lot of the hubs and pulleys have 6 holes so it makes sense to be consistent with this. Also, you can make a 6 sided shape rigid by making equal lateral (...) (22 years ago, 18-Feb-03, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.technic)
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(...) My bricks are currently packed away in cardboard boxes for transport to a new apartment this weekend so I can't try them myself. Do they work? How well? Best regards, /Tobbe (URL) SPAM when e-mailing) (22 years ago, 18-Feb-03, to lugnet.technic)
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"Paul Krieg" <pdkrieg@epix.net> wrote in message news:HAFwn2.G9t@lugnet.com... (...) I would like to see a electric controlled pneumatic valve. By using a magnet of some kind this can be done. There is some non-LEGO built already but they are too (...) (22 years ago, 17-Feb-03, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.technic)
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I wonder if anyone could help explain to me how the Lego fiber optics work? And what you need to make them work. I do remember them from maybe 1995, but I bought a supercar and some other stuff, and just forgot about them until they were (...) (22 years ago, 18-Feb-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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(...) No other ratios will work without reversing geartrain. Hoping to add working 6th forward gear tommorrow. Will make a 0.396:1 or 0.36:1 ratio. Hoping it is not too low to move 8448 easily. Otherwise I will add a 4 speed transfer case (like most (...) (22 years ago, 18-Feb-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Different ratios with different gear combos to follow. Hope it helps someone. Later, M (22 years ago, 17-Feb-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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Intresting, thanks. I already have an idea for the next one, about same size as the other one. We'll se when it's finished. /Pehter (...) (22 years ago, 17-Feb-03, to lugnet.technic)
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I have calculated the gear ratios for the 8448 and 8466 gearboxes and this is what I found: Reverse -2.5:1 First 1.66:1 Second 1.5:1 Third 1:1 Fourth 0.9:1 Fifth 0.6:1 I hope that someone could use this. If anyone has calculated these before and one (...) (22 years ago, 17-Feb-03, to lugnet.technic)
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Has anyone else noticed how Lego is now cleverly guiding innocent create'n'builders surely and slowly into being hardcore technic builders? I think this is a great move for Technic, as it will guarantee more technic fans over the years. Its now (...) (22 years ago, 17-Feb-03, to lugnet.year.2003, lugnet.technic)
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Hello, I would like to see: Packets or tubes that contain the correct lubricant for the pneumatic cylinders, pumps, and valves. A female towball pin to fit on an axle. A spool/slider valve for pneumatics. A gear perhaps in various sizes with a round (...) (22 years ago, 17-Feb-03, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.technic)
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Hello, I have uploaded pictures of the oldest moc in my collection. It is another attempt at continuous marble motion. (URL) employs a pneumatic scissor jack that lifts a marble up to the top of a track, then the marble falls back down to the (...) (22 years ago, 17-Feb-03, to lugnet.technic)
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Bionicle meets the girlfriend's cat. (URL) (22 years ago, 17-Feb-03, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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(...) in interesting ways 8?) (URL) if link wraps) ROSCO (22 years ago, 17-Feb-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.loc.se)
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(...) Have you thought about using the technique I used in my all terrain crane for elevating the boom? It provides much finer control than pneumatics, and is easily motorised! It probably also slightly less real-estate. See it at (URL) added (...) (22 years ago, 16-Feb-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Egad! I never thought I hear myself saying this but.... I think I liked the green version better. It's beginning to look like some sort of quasi-monster truck. "Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! Come to the stadium and see 'Torch' the monster fire truck (...) (22 years ago, 16-Feb-03, to lugnet.technic)
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I definitely will pick this one up before the 8455 backhoe. Awesome (22 years ago, 16-Feb-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Heavily modified 8880 chassis, succesfully motorised and solar powered.
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I've got an updated and now compleded .ldr file of the car. (except that the .ldr model doesn't have any wheels yet...ahh well, just imagine the 8880 wheels on it :) ) It's got a revised gearbox layout that uses one gear less than before, but has (...) (22 years ago, 16-Feb-03, to lugnet.technic)
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Look at (URL) compare it to the copy of 8454 you saved when you viewed the pictures on the Marz site. Two things stayed the same: 8 wheels, and it's still a fire truck. Gone is the strange green color, the cabin is different, panelling, steering... (...) (22 years ago, 16-Feb-03, to lugnet.technic)
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Since the Silver Truck always looked like a racing truck to me I'd find it strange to see a tandem axle and a trailer. It would be like towing a caravan behind an Impreza WRC.... Anyway, if it's going to be more about functions than realictic looks (...) (22 years ago, 16-Feb-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Update: More Speeds in 8448/8466 Gearbox?
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When looking at my 8466 model more closely, I came across the 4 speed 8880 gearbox that I put in front of the 8466 5 speed+R gearbox as a transfer case, making 20 speeds. I considered placing this setup in my 8448 rally car. But I thought that it (...) (22 years ago, 16-Feb-03, to lugnet.technic)
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