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(...) how about using the Williams F1 "shells"? they work(on hovercrafts, anyway.) And as for a motor,how about the 8472's built in 4.5v motor+battery box? It gives two outputs and a lot of torque (never mind the speed:) Then you could have wing (...) (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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Hi pixel, Not 100% Lego, but there is a Lego glider pilot out there (URL) hope it helps at least a bit! (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) For scaling: All the pictures I could find on the web, and the spec doc from Demag's website. The Demag doc has enough dimensions to make good 'estimates' I'm mostly on scale, but the scale varies slightly (approx 1:35, somethings up to 1:39) (...) (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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(...) Not that I care whether Larry believes that my clock isn't a hoax, but I have posted a couple of .AVI files that I shot today with my Vision Command camera. Of course in my eyes, any footage I've ever shot with that thing looks as if it (...) (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) The ballast rigg is supported by wheels so than can bear heavy weights. (URL) suppose you use 20 x 30 technic wheels? Would it be possible to raise the ballast rigg or may the crane be unbalanced then? Big challange!! Dennis Bosman (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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(...) Here's a big LEGO crane with an axle boom: (URL) light, but you've less possibilities. With beams it's easier to build an extra drum in the boom for example. Dennis Bosman (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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It really looks terrific! It's definately a competitor of Ron Jansen: (URL) hasn't built boom sections yet because of lack of time. It progresses very slowly. Is Chris' crane built on scale? What kind of information do you use (pics, diagrams etc.)? (...) (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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I don't care about useful parts. I think they're just cute and I'll definitely buy them, if only to encourage Lego to keep on making sets like these... Duq "Tobbe Arnesson" <StPnAtM@lotek.nu> wrote in message news:HCnyxL.12K9@lugnet.com... (...) (...) (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Well I don't, but I know somebody who does... - Chris. (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) When I built it, the tick-tock noise seemed deafening. But at the train show, with the crowd, the trains, and all the other motorized stuff we had, you couldn't hear it from outside the layout. We had a mind-numbing layout with three trains (...) (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) BUT... considering the day and considering how gullible I am, do you have any video of it actually WORKING that you can share? GRIN (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) As you might imagine, the gears are packed in there pretty tight. I built the tower from the outside in: I decided how large it could be before it would look out-of-scale and then I tried like crazy to fit four clock faces in there. This is (...) (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) That is very sweet! As a person who tried, not hugely successfully, to get a Leo or Eric LEGO clock working, I'm so impressed that not only did you do it, you did it with 4 faces! Very nicely done! Dave K (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) This seems like a really neat thing to have at a show, that's for sure. spotlighted. (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Have you considered making the tower more 'open', so people can see the mechanism? Maybe build the clock faces using clear bricks? This is too clever (and too much work!) to hide... :-) JohnG, GMLTC (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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Inspired by the works of Leo Dorst and Eric Harshbarger, I set out to build a working clock mechanism in a form factor that could be displayed on a train layout. The result of this two-week effort is my LEGO Clock Tower, which made its debut on (...) (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.nelug) !!
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"pixel" <pixsrv@poczta.onet.pl> wrote in message news:HCnKnF.2uz@lugnet.com... (...) RCX is deffinitly too heavy. But just the 9v batterybox and an 4.5v electric motor? Propeller is still a problem with LEGO :( Hope the LEGO company soon will (...) (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Tobbe, when you say "1 x 3 studless beams", are you refering to: (URL) (...) claims (...) useful (...) (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Thanks Tobbe! Kevin (...) (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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hi indeed they appear but i thought we discussed them in poland we have them too slammer rhino has 1x2 and 1x3 liftarms too (URL) no new shapes in comparison to slammer rhino but the prices are nice $29.75 and $9.95 slammer costs $22.50 front-end (...) (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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Hi all! I went to the toystore today to see if the new designer sets were on the shelfes yet. They were not but while I was there they unpacked the new Technic sets so I could take a peek at the boxes. A new and very good thing about them is that (...) (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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hi tobbe not long ago you send my your dna particle build with 2x4 bricks and you said it will probably be unable to build it with clones i thought it is true but few days ago i found in the shop some kind of clone i opend the box and joined some (...) (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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when i think of lego plane i have some problems (questions) i can imagine the wings and the fuselage but the propeller and the motor it is problem the battery box or rcx is a little bit heavy but let's say you will build the plane that could (will) (...) (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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hi maybe it would be better to use in your turntable two or three of (URL) of (URL) would be harder to crush btw: impressive construction the most impresive is the comparison to lego-man :) good luck pixel "TJ Avery" <tjavery@texbrick.com> wrote in (...) (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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(...) Urkkk, all 'axle' booms i meant doh c (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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Hi Ross! (...) yes, all beams booms are interesting, but not necessarily useful. c (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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(...) The main problem with an all axle boom is that it can take almost no tension. This means for a long boom it bends under its own weight when horizontal. ROSCO (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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(...) Yeah. I've had about 90lbs on the base/slew ring so far without problems, but i can see the possibility for difficulty. (...) The only thing I've seen that would be much lighter was an all axle boom (...) It'll be fun if nothing else c (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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(...) Sounds like a remake of LEGO's "Technic" 2 x 4 from 1975: (URL) don't know but I added lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands hopefully this will help! Best regards, /Tobbe (URL) SPAM when e-mailing) (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) I don't think it can be made with lift. But a sail plane is not unrealistic or some other UL craft. (...) Nope, MTB's only need speed and bumps for take off! Oh wait! Is not that thrust and lift? Happy landing, my knee and elbow got alergic to (...) (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Thanks for mentioning it. I am always pleased to see that my ideas are of interest to other enthusiasts out there. I am optimistic that this turntable will handle the loads. What you have to know is that the tiles used for the slew ring will (...) (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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(...) Try adding rubberbands on the feet for greater friction! It looks like Stampe's land speed record is comming to an end: (URL) regards, /Tobbe (URL) SPAM when e-mailing) (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) If you can't make it work no-one can! Sounds wild though! Hope you make it! Best regards, /Tobbe (URL) SPAM when e-mailing) (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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"Chris 'Doozer' Davis" <davis@lrtw.org> wrote in message news:20030401012939....rks.com... (...) do to build the disc for a model of the Mondial Revolution "Psyclone" or HUSS Giant Frisbee "Delirium". Iain (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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(...) I can't take credit for the slew ring. I only modified it to strengthen it. Beat Felber[1] takes the credit for this. c [1] (URL) (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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"TJ Avery" <tjavery@texbrick.com> wrote in message news:HCMLB3.1GFn@lugnet.com... (...) That is one MASSIVE slewing ring. Wow. Iain (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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(...) and liftarms to strengthen it, but I see you've used plates and liftarms instead. Worth a try. (...) I'm not worried about the ballast. The axles however, they worry me. The boom is too heavy (someone else mentioned to double cross. It will (...) (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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(...) ROSCO (22 years ago, 31-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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(...) the lateral bracing is really important, do as much as you can to brace it, it is one of the few problems with my boom, the mast will shift causing the boom to lean, then it falls, and youll probobly have to fix more than just the boom. and (...) (22 years ago, 31-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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Hi Travis, Is (URL) the one showing your walker running? Kevin (...) (22 years ago, 31-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I saw it yesterday, it looks promising. (...) bracing's overlap forming a cross while on prototype cranes there's just one bracing forming a triangle. Steve (22 years ago, 31-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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(...) Yes, that is pretty much exactly what I meant. I think the smallness factor enhances the coolness factor. They both are further enhanced (IMO) when you add power, even if the size increases slightly. I will be attempting a build of Twirp soon. (...) (22 years ago, 31-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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Does anybody know which clone manufacturer made these parts? (URL) black brick has holes in the end faces as well, and is completely hollow. The plastic appears to be high quality and the colours are pretty good matches to Lego and the plastic has (...) (22 years ago, 31-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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I was just surfin' through Brickshelf and came across Chris Davis' Demag CC12600 model: (URL) rederings of CC12600) (URL) construction- turntable and part of crawler base) Anyone else seen this? Looks like a monster! My only advice would be to (...) (22 years ago, 31-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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(...) Thanks! Sorry, though, I didn't CAD this beast. I wish I had the time to do things like that, but by the time I'm finished with a model, I'm too eager to tear it down and start on the next one! :-) -TJ (22 years ago, 31-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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"pixel" <pixsrv@poczta.onet.pl> wrote in message news:HCLuB8.u6z@lugnet.com... (...) I can not see any other way then using some plastic film of some sort. And I'm sure that using only bricks and plates on a LEGO airplane will make it TOO heavy to (...) (22 years ago, 31-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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A slightly faster variant of the walker that I made. this features a larger power plant, wider hip rotation, and longer feet with a shock absorbing heels. (URL) you can see in the animation, it really scoots along. Even better is that it scoots more (...) (22 years ago, 31-Mar-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build.mecha)
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Hi Travis, Nice to see another person into walkers. If you are interested in other walker ideas I recommend two sites: (URL) - this is my site. (URL) - my fried Miguel Agullo's site. Miguels and I are very interested in LEGO bipeds. Miguel's page is (...) (22 years ago, 31-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) If you ask me - I think that if it is very Lego based in structure and function then I can bend on this one. :-) I think the film, vessels (like my soda bottles) are easy enough for most people to get. Like string. I wouldn't be one to say (...) (22 years ago, 31-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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hey guys is plastic film (bag) permited i know i probably ask for it but... i forgot so the question is is "as pure lego as possible" still pure lego if we use plastic bag if not the second question is how to build kite it is impossible if lego (...) (22 years ago, 31-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) It's good to see some crazy ones out there. (...) Good luck. A long while ago (maybe 10 years) I tried building some 100% Lego gliders but no success. This is the year to try stuff like this. After all, the Wright Brothers flew 100 yrs. ago (...) (22 years ago, 31-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) i'm not holding the wire per se. but it took me a few attempts to get the wire into the right position, so that the robot would pull it and not be pulled in a particualr direction. It seems that off to one side or the other worked the best. (...) (22 years ago, 31-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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Øyvind Steinnes's utterance expressed in news:HCKC71.t5z@lugnet.com: (...) To steer a kite is one thing - to actually make lift - with a battery-driven motor? I am sure it cannot be done using only lego parts - to lift the batterybox alone it will (...) (22 years ago, 31-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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travis's utterance expressed in news:HCL1I6.tKq@lugnet.com: (...) not fond of haveing big arms :( - but a tail does the job nicely. (...) Sadly I only own two micro motors - else these things would be invading my desktop, the tv, the kitchen and (...) (22 years ago, 31-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) LOL! An army of Frankenbot's attacking the forces with silly walk 'til they laugh to death. A little like the superjoke. Best regards, /Tobbe (URL) SPAM when e-mailing) (22 years ago, 31-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Good luck mate, you'll need it! But I have complete confidence in that someday someone will make it work! Best regards, /Tobbe (URL) SPAM when e-mailing) (22 years ago, 31-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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After seeing the small walker by Lars Gjerlow Jorgensen, I finally decided to make my own. (URL) out the animation. It makes me laugh. Its like some cute lego frankenstein. (URL) have a good feeling that I'm going to be building a lot of these in (...) (22 years ago, 30-Mar-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Heh... no. (...) Will it use any non-Lego elements? :) Can't wait to see what you cook up. -JHK (URL) (22 years ago, 30-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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Ok, I think the most crazy building moment of mine is arriving soon :) I'v already built a hoovercraft that worked, and had both lift and thrust on it. The steering was not so good, but that can be sorted out later. But I have broken the axel (the (...) (22 years ago, 30-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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"Ross Crawford" <rcrawford@csi.com> wrote in message news:HCJ9En.7vz@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) (URL) How big is the pump for that? Not as large as you might think - the hydraulic pumps charge nitrogen accumulators which are then dumped into the (...) (22 years ago, 30-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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"Gerard Steenbeek" <interdutch2000@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:HCJ8xK.5yI@lugnet.com... (...) Interesting (...) Those are hydraulic motors - there are large nitrogen accumulators which are charged during the launch recycle. It's going to be (...) (22 years ago, 29-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) How big is the pump for that? ROSCO (22 years ago, 29-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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It is probably too expensive to go with oversize hydraulics and cheaper to put mechanical drives in larger equipment... I don`t know for sure though, but a company like John Deere should know what they are doing though... That coaster launch system (...) (22 years ago, 29-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Hope to get it together as soon as possible :-) (...) one (...) That was what pushed me to do it - I'm really hypnotized by those vehicles! And I had sometimes the opportunity to drive them, it's a real fun! :-) So much power and so much (...) (22 years ago, 29-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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Thanks John, I fixed it. Kevin (...) (22 years ago, 29-Mar-03, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.microscout, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.technic, lugnet.publish)
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"Gerard Steenbeek" <interdutch2000@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:HCHrq8.Dxy@lugnet.com... (...) In How? Just don't put a relief in the system and oversize the components. (...) the (...) can`t (...) I don't buy that. Intamin's hydraulic launch (...) (22 years ago, 29-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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"Iain Hendry" <militaryduckjock@rogers.com> wrote in message news:HCHq7C.9nw@lugnet.com... (...) (URL) > ies-6420tractors.html (...) The hydraulic motor will just stop turning when the load gets too heavy. In an IVT the hydraulic motor is there (...) (22 years ago, 29-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Hmm,under the PneumADDic the code reads, on the last thumb at the bottom <IMG src="(URL) you forget to put the closing quotation marks. At least for my screwy browser, it displays everything after that as the image file name. -JHK (22 years ago, 29-Mar-03, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.microscout, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.technic, lugnet.publish)
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"Gerard Steenbeek" <interdutch2000@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:HCHKrE.20r7@lugnet.com... (...) (URL) ies-6420tractors.html This seems overly complex. Why not just have the hydraulic pump and motor drive the rear wheels? Why do all the other (...) (22 years ago, 29-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Indeed! (...) I don't think so, I think everyone interested in technic is also interested in pneumatics. I think the other way around is also true, but I'm less convinced at that. All the above is certainly not true for Bionicles, though. If (...) (22 years ago, 29-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) If you read the whole post you would have seen that I did built exactly that as well... All real life IVTs use planetary gears though, there must be a good reason for that. I will have to do some more research on why they use planetary (...) (22 years ago, 29-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) This exact same result can be acheived with the humble differetial - powering it with 2 motors, the output will be the sum of the two inputs. ROSCO (22 years ago, 29-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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I`ll look into that set, see how much they cost in Canada "pixel" <pixsrv@poczta.onet.pl> wrote in message news:HCGr72.1CnK@lugnet.com... (...) news:HCGqoL.1Atr@lugnet.com... (...) an (...) something (...) it (...) parts. (...) (22 years ago, 29-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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I have replicated some more technology used in agriculture.. ;) IVT transmissions are used in tractors for a few years, but are also appearing in busses, cars and other vehicles. An IVT is a Type of CVT (continuously variable transmission). An IVT (...) (22 years ago, 29-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I've gotten the bulk of my pneumatics (32 medium pistons, 8 small) from bricklink. :^) (...) I fixed Synchropillar's link, but I had no prolems with IE and PneumADDic. Thanks Kevin (...) (22 years ago, 29-Mar-03, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.microscout, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.technic, lugnet.publish)
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Wow! cool stuff. Dang, where did you get all those pneumatics! :) Just a few errors: the synchropiller page link dosn't work, and the images at the bottom of the original counting machine are wierd. -JHK (...) (22 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.microscout, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.technic, lugnet.publish)
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(...) Well, Dr. C. S. Soh and I think there should be. So does Bill Blackmer. Thats three votes yes! (...) Kevin (22 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Hardcore LEGO insanity...wicked cool stuff! (...) Ought there to be? Those kinds of things can be fixed, you know. :-) --Todd (22 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Funny you say that, it is not based on any of those. I build this one based on the frame i created for the supersteer prototype. (...) I took a look at what the 851 has. I`m not sure if i`ll build anything, i`ll see later tonight. I have no (...) (22 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I have loved this tractor design since it was first shown in the LUGNET spot light. I sure wish you would publish the Ldraw CAD plans for this beast! -JM (22 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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Hi all, Its been a long time since I updated my web page, but I finally did it. I've moved all my images to brickshelf, and reorganized things a bit. I hope you enjoy it. Too bad there isn't a lugnet.technic.pneumatics. (URL) (22 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.microscout, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.technic, lugnet.publish)
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Dear fellow LEGO fans, I am sending this message to the groups I regularly read and post to, because since today my E-mail address that I used to post with no longer exists! It was jmolen@globalxs.nl... :-( My new adres will be jmolen@zonnet.nl and (...) (22 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets, lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.inst, lugnet.loc.nl, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
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TJ Avery's utterance expressed in news:HCGn6E.xEM@lugnet.com: (...) maybe.. I hadn't thought of that - just like big backhoes or dumpers - only problem is to transfer the drive between the two parts - but that can surely be done :) (...) my initial (...) (22 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Only way I know is to use longer plates and build a "clip" with a 1x1 and 1x2 plate attached underneath. (22 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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That tractor is awesome. It looks like a cross between the old 8859 blue tractor, 8849 yellow tractor and 8862 Bachhoe Loader! What a coincidence that you put this up just as I built my 8859 and placed an order for 8849! Will you build farming tools (...) (22 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Ah, to be so "young" in the brick and with a bigger supply of beams then liftarms... And no, you can't have my liftarms! :) *sensing another war on beams versus liftarms so I better log-off and return on monday when it's over* Best regards, (...) (22 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Sometimes. (...) I've got two motors replaced also but never had to turn in the faulty ones. I had the misfortunes about a year between each so it was only one motor at the time. (...) I think they do if the parts are expensive i.e. motors, (...) (22 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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look at this set (URL) has a lot of liftarms for relatively small price i've got two of them pixel "Gerard Steenbeek" <interdutch2000@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:HCGqoL.1Atr@lugnet.com... (...) (22 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) :) (...) :D (...) Breath Eric, breath! :) LOL! Looking forward to the MOC! /Tobbe (22 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I did I haven`t built anything for more than 2 years, stored the lego in an open bin. I haven`t bought any lego since 1997, and then i bought something small, and before that, the last thing I got was the 8868 in the summer it came out. (...) (...) (22 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Sorry, my (...) Yes that shaft can be used to power implements. In real life it can turn at 1000 or 540 RPM. When the tractor does not do anything else it can provide up to 90% of the engine horsepower. (...) Yes, that allows you to lift up (...) (22 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I didn't even have to send the broken ones, I just got the new ones, no questions asked. It's the first time I've even contacted lego for me, so I wouldn't know if this is standard procedure... (22 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) old days :-), but has a modern shape and more advanced steering. Very cool! -TJ (22 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Could you incorporate some sort of articulation? You could completely redesign the frame with a rotation joint in the middle. Or perhaps design your front and rear axles with articulation. I don't know if that would steer very well, but it's (...) (22 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Cool. I wish I'd kept all the ones I broke! I think I tossed them out. Or did you even need the old broken ones? The only experience I had with parts replacement and Lego was when I asked for two new mini-motors. Lego promptly sent the new (...) (22 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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Another dig up then. ;) I mailed lego about the 5 'old style' broken z24 gears, and asked them if they would send me 5 new ones. (preferably at no cost) Their reaction: because these gears are not available in any service pack, we will send them to (...) (22 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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My latest MOC - an 8 wheel drive atv. (URL) started out with four wheels - and the ability to steer. Then it bacame six-wheeled - the front wheels connected via a differential so that they didn't turn.. it could still turn with the front wheels (...) (22 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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OMG, the replies to this thread are hilarious. I'll be giggling for days. Oh, man. hoi. e (...) (22 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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I just can't believe it! You are the most! This is out of control! I just can't get over the madness! I owe you BIG TIME! I gotta hit you up with a MOC that will put an equal smile on your face! Now, I must......... OMG! HA HA LOOk At the number (...) (22 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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hi gerard i can see dust at your bricks so the question is did you just come back from dark ages? the model look cool it doesn't show your "limited supply" :)) i know some of us here are opponents to lift arms but your model could look much lighter (...) (22 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)
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