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(...) If you have a scanner or digital camera, you could upload your drawings to brickshelf. (...) Hmmm.... If a zero is pressure release, how will the piston contract with no rubber bands? If the piston doesn't contract then the switch posistion (...) (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) The Alexis Compressor looks great. Thanks for posting. I hope LEGO will be persuaded to come up with an ideal compressor to suit our needs. Would there be a reasonable demand? Well, I am bias... I say yes! Something like that would have many (...) (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) This shouldn't be a problem for me. I've come up with my own design for pneumatic logic gates (without using negative pressure even!) where each piston is attached to the handle of one or more switches very much like in your Synchropillar (...) (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) factor swtiches. The pistons are also a new form factor, one that no longer makes it easy to butt two pistons together. Might not be what you want if you are into pneumatic computing. Kevin (...) (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I have not yet played much with pneumatics yet - but I have bought plenty of Lego! In a nutshell, your timing is excellent. Lego is just now introducing a new pneumatics model that incorporates an insane amount of pneumatic components - wich (...) (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.technic)
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Just contact lego, and they will send you a replacement. use the damaged one for fun! regards jt "Kevin L. Clague" <kevin_clague@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:HGA3o5.4y3@lugnet.com... (...) off the (...) non-lego (...) was I (...) Then I (...) I (...) (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I'll try. (...) A large piston will have no problem with this. (...) (URL) above link will tell you. (...) If you find one, let me know, (...) Kevin (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.technic)
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While I'm waiting for an opportunity to pick up my first pneumatic components (I just need to make sure that my budget will allow for this), I've been trying to come up with some designs that are both creative and interesting ways to use them. I (...) (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Hi Tom - thank you very much! (...) It took me about 3 months to complete this one. I ended up pulling an all-nighter to finish the Ldraw file in time for the contest! (...) I orginally wanted to enter at least 2 rovers in the contest. I (...) (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.cad)
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(...) I don't think that flex system hose is the right thing to try. You might sacrifice a pneumatic T to replace the nipple. I've had good luck with that and epoxy. (...) Kevin (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.technic)
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Hey guys, I'm a bit in a pickle here. I was dismantling my 8042 Universal pneumatic set when I went to pull off the tube off the bottom inlet (The tube was pretty much glued in. It was a non-lego tube), the whole thing snapped off!! After (...) (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) These new pneumatic pistons look like they would be hard to merge together into a linear dual piston configuration. So much for easy creations of logic gates. The new switches look very easy to work with though. Kevin (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) HI Thanx!!:) It's good to hear you like the GTS better. In my surroundings I hear that they like the GT better. For me this means that both cars are succesful creations. I was a bit afraid that the GTS was overdone, just too much, but your (...) (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Fantastic Miguel! I have been working a similar Rover concept for the last few months, although I must confess, that I have focused on the brute strength approach - with motors located at each wheel. My Rover is RCX controlled and has four (...) (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.technic, lugnet.cad)
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(...) Nice and interesting thoughts. Could very possibly be my next big project. A big sized 8858 is an option that somebody else proposed and it sounds pretty cool to me. But first I want to digitalize the GTcar before taking it apart. I think this (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Well, yes. Technic pins can be removed or added by hand, but that doesn't seem very practical for ram that is supposed to be readable *AND* writeable by the computer. (...) Cool. My wife just shakes her head muttering something about marrying (...) (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) <snipped the links> Cool. I'm looking forward to your presentation! -TJ (just catchin' up on old posts) (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I think it is too. I like the yellow color a lot. I think I'll get myself two - one for parts and the other just to build and display. The firetruck is also cool. Just have to have one. I can hardly wait until they are released over here. If (...) (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.technic)
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If TLG ever produces a new Supercar, what do you want/not want TLG to put into it? (As in features, drivetrain style, steering, etc.) The reason I ask is the release of the 8455 Front End Loader, which caused me to wonder when/if TLG makes a new (...) (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Using a vaccume was possible with old lego pneumatics, but positive pressure is always used with new LEGO. (...) You got that right. (...) Pins should be removable or addable. were you thinking of just sliding the axles? (...) My wife is very (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jun-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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