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Jennifer, No, I would like to invite him for the next edition of the (URL) Modelshow Europe>!!! Just tell him it's a show you can't miss!! Then we can see his model in real-life! You don't have a hobby just for yourself, you have to share it with (...) (21 years ago, 20-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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Beat, My first reaction: WOW!! This really is a masterpiece and it is …. HUGE! I just saw the images of the complete model, but now I’m scrolling through the rest of it. And while I type this sentence I haven’t seen all jet. But I ask you some (...) (21 years ago, 20-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) Hey Kevin! Welcome back. My own vanity had me curious to see how you would cover the 2 cylinder full adder I came up with, or how you would describe the procedure I use for hooking up the switches in "reverse", but I didn't see anything about (...) (21 years ago, 20-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) update. That is what I love about LEGO, learning and discovery. I'm a computer engineer, not a physicist, and the things I make are highly physical. In this case, incomplete comprehension of the theory got in the way of practical (...) (21 years ago, 20-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Wow! That is most excellent, the picture of yourself next to the model gives a true perspective of the achievement here. Any chance of seeing some videos of it working? Jennifer (21 years ago, 20-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Whew! Glad we got that worked out! But that contradicts what you say in the PPT presentation, as I pointed out originally! (URL) (21 years ago, 20-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Yes. The contract face of the piston has less area than the expand face. (...) Kevin (21 years ago, 19-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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Hello all You may believe it or not - I finally managed to finish work on my newest webpage update. After more than a year, 'Engineering with ABS' features new MOCs and new building hints. So, what's new in detail? The first MOC I am proud to (...) (21 years ago, 19-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.announce, FTX) !!
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(...) Okay, I'll give everyone a bit more of new information here. The pneumatic switch actually serves two purposes: One as a switch, two as a shuffling catlyst one might say. The cards need to have some additional pressure applied to them to be (...) (21 years ago, 19-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Actually I thought this was a very interesting, unique use for these pieces (at least I've never seen them used like this before!) Maybe we should have a "parts used in unique, unintended ways" competition 8?) ROSCO (21 years ago, 18-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Which was the basis of my original suggestion, that the smaller volume on the "contract" side of pistons (both large and small) would imply that they contract slightly faster than they expand, but with slightly less force? ROSCO (21 years ago, 18-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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Hello again! This message is in response to the multiple questions (from multiple people) I have gotten regarding my recent MINDSTORMS project: CardShark. I am sorry for the bit of a delay in getting back to everyone. I have been real busy lately. (...) (21 years ago, 18-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Yes. I've already acknowledged that they contract faster because of the smaller volume in a no load situation. (...) Kevin (21 years ago, 18-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Go to the page mentioned in the text, select all text so you actually can read it (green on such a messy background does not make it easy otherwise) and you'll find: "Also, the pneumatic switch mentioned earlier is actually used as a sort of (...) (21 years ago, 18-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic)
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"David Perdue" <IMRoboGuy@aol.com> wrote in message news:HJqBEF.2Gy@lugnet.com... hi what about unconnected pneumatic switch? pix (21 years ago, 18-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic)
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Kevin L. Clague's utterance expressed in news:HJsMzo.4n3@lugnet.com: (...) Friction is an important factor. But just as important is the fact that if I want to fill a certain volume with air, it takes less time if the volume is smaller - therefore (...) (21 years ago, 18-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) . snip . WOW! Great job! This is the first time I've ever seen someone successfully blend Bionicle and Star Wars! Others have tried, but you're the first to master the art! Well done. XPost to .Bionicle - the people over there really need to (...) (21 years ago, 18-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic.bionicle, FTX)
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In lugnet.technic, Ross Crawford wrote: <snip> (...) I think that the smaller pistons expand/contract faster because they have much less friction, combined with the fact that they have much smaller cavities. The old large single acting pistons (...) (21 years ago, 18-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Ummmm yep, thats what I meant - the contract side is smaller so less force, but wouldn't that also mean it contracts faster because it needs less air? Just like the small cylinders expand/contract much faster than the big ones because of the (...) (21 years ago, 18-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Also, how fast is it? How do you communicate the numbers of players and how many cards? Where do the cards come in? How reliable is it? How does it shuffle, how much random is there? How often does the card end up up-side down (or up-side up (...) (21 years ago, 17-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic)
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