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(...) The factory floor at work can vouch for that! Looking forward to seeing this forklift completed. I'm tempted to build one someday since I see them regulary. Best regards, /Tobbe (URL) SPAM when e-mailing) (22 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Technic Tractor with SuperSteer
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(...) Is that the axle that protrudes in the back for different equipments? Sorry, my farm tractor vocabulary is not the best :) (...) And that would be the attachment rise/lower arm for said equipments? (...) Pretty neat indeed! Best regards, (...) (22 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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With my limited supply of Lego I have finished the tractor, I bought the 8466 set yesterday and that will come in soon, but for now this is what I have produced. (URL) tractor is based on the New Holland TM series, this particular model has the (...) (22 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.technic) !
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(...) No one even mentioned what looks like a mini millenium falcon there. I CAN'T wait for the AT-AT and that backhoe 8455!!! Even that truck looks pretty good, and I typically don't like the "specialty" parts that that set has for all the smooth (...) (22 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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| | Re: new sets again
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(...) Pictures!!! We need PICTURES!!! -Jeff (22 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: SuperSteer, Extremely tight steering for technic models.
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Your setup works very well! I've tried to build a "super-steering" too, but in my case I was inspired by the Linde forklifts: (URL) after playing with pieces for some hour ;-), I came to this: it works like the typical forklift steering, with that (...) (22 years ago, 27-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Just a little info......
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(...) NOOO...OOO!!!...!!! This sucks. But I understand, John. I'm really glad to see that HiTechnic was such a great success, despite the negative effects. It has been wonderful to see a venture such as this take off and do well with the Lego fan (...) (22 years ago, 27-Mar-03, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Twirp (miniature biped walker) micro-motor-twirp
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jrl's utterance expressed in news:HCEL43.FD5@lugnet.com: (...) LOL! The poor fellow... I had him turned the wrong way all the time :) (22 years ago, 27-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) That's cool, especially the micro motor version. I would build one myself, but I don't have a micro motor quite yet. You said that the regular Twirp seemed to stumble a lot, I think that might be because you're running it backwards (the flat (...) (22 years ago, 27-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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jrl's utterance expressed in news:HC5B16.KG6@lugnet.com: (...) I had to try to make one with the micro motor. Like this: (URL) big brother Twirp semmed to stumble all the time, so I gave him new shoes: (URL) Twirp also has a big brother - he has the (...) (22 years ago, 27-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Best regards, /Tobbe (URL) SPAM when e-mailing) (22 years ago, 27-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Very neat Gerard! And it looks like it wouldn't be too hard to make the axle tilt too! ROSCO (22 years ago, 26-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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Seems like the part I need is not availiable... I can use a 4x1 but will need to cover the top part. Thanks for helping. Tobbe Arnesson <StPnAtM@lotek.nu> wrote in message news:HCCGnJ.MpE@lugnet.com... (...) liftarm) (...) colors a (...) (22 years ago, 26-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Thanks Jona, Do you mean I should build a small walker that carries power and uses a gear motor? I could definitely work on that. It would be a little bigger, but I could try to keep it compact and build a little coolness into the design :). (...) (22 years ago, 26-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) <SNIP> (...) James, First off, congratulations on Twirp. It is definately very cool! I would like to see you tweak your stated goal to include the power. In other words, can you make a walker as cool as Twirp but that carries its power with (...) (22 years ago, 26-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Wow! I saw a John Deere tractor about fifteen years ago with the most amazing steering setup, and I'm sure that it must have been system like this. I couldn't understand how it worked back then but I never forgot the angles of the front (...) (22 years ago, 26-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Cool! The front wheel is almost 90 degrees from the body. Will the inner backwheel spin backwards when turning really sharp? (...) Looking forward to it! Best regards, /Tobbe (URL) SPAM when e-mailing) (22 years ago, 26-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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Inspired by the optional SuperSteer axles available for New Holland tractors (URL) how SuperSteer works: The SuperSteer axle is attached to the tractor with a simple, heavy-duty ball-and-socket joint. As the tractor turns, the whole axle pivots. The (...) (22 years ago, 26-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: The Planteray Society's Build a Better Lego Rover Contest ... and the Shape-Shifting Camera TankSCT
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(...) I never did manage to solve that problem either, I still wouldn't glue them though. Steve (22 years ago, 26-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: The Planteray Society's Build a Better Lego Rover Contest ... and the Shape-Shifting Camera TankSCT
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Hi Steve, (...) Last night I forgot to upload a couple of pics with the camera end down. Take a look at (URL) have to get better pics on a flat surface. The idea is that by using the turntables as track wheels, when the robot is the lower position, (...) (22 years ago, 26-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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