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(...) I was concerned about your use of switches that is backwards from normal. I transitioned through all the possible values and it never lost system pressure. Great job! Now I have to study the design so I understand how you did it. There's are a (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jun-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(Crosspost to technic, because my reply is more technic releated) (...) Back in the eighties I had a neigbour who was short of technic pistons (nr 3652 on peeron) and created several out of 2x2 bricks. He removed some abs from all sides to make the (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jun-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) [LEGOSet 8010] hth A (21 years ago, 23-Jun-03, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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What I really want to know is: Where did the trans-red Technic axle connectors come from? Dave "Purple Dave" <purpledave@maskofdestiny.com> wrote in message news:HGKCDx.wEu@lugnet.com... (...) Bohrok (...) from (...) it (...) own. (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jun-03, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) Odd how nobody really responded to this one...I'm more curious though as to why you keep making mecha when you profess to dislike the whole mecha concept: (URL) Weird? I don't know. Anyway this particular one doesn't really do it for me. It (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jun-03, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | LEGO design patterns... you know, there's a book in that, I'm sure of it!
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Adder/Subtractor based mechanisms Synchro Drive Pneumatic Circuit Ratchet Bracing Lego structures with cross beams Ganging multiple pneumatic switches onto a single piston for control ... the list goes on and on and on... There's a lot of stuff out (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jun-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Okay... I've added arrowheads to each line showing air flow direction. The switches are set up so that the center port is the conventional inlet, and the top and bottom ports the outlets. I say conventional, because I don't always use it that (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jun-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Arrow heads showing which direction you expect the air to flow (not including release) would be helpful also. I've tried to figure it out, but I've not had a lot of luck. (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jun-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Well, I didn't invent the single piston gate. I give credit where credit is due. As I said in a previous post. Your single piston AND gate design was inspirational. I talked myself out of this in the past because I could not figure out how to (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jun-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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Wow. Thank you so much for the acknowledgement, Kevin. I am genuinely flattered. I've got a bitmap made of the schematic for my 13 switch full adder. It's strictly representative, and not meant to imply how the switches would be positioned in the (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jun-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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