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(...) I tried regular water but it refused to hold its shape and reverted to it's normal puddle configuration. When I upgraded to the mineral variety I found the handy 1.5L bottles it comes in conviently held it in one place long enough for it to (...) (21 years ago, 2-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) I measured mine with dial calipers and got 4.215 inches (10.71 cm). -TJ (21 years ago, 1-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Thanks. There was no part that failed. It was due to "operator error". I forgot to do something fairly critical. It's all written up on the webpage. (...) Sure! Go ahead. That's why I showed all the fine details. Yes, the K10000 would be quite (...) (21 years ago, 1-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Thanks for you comments! (...) Hmm... a life-sized model with fully automated functions and R/C. I could use a 12v car battery... Dang! I can't ever think small :-) (...) Will do! Thanks, TJ (21 years ago, 1-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Steve was really cool about it. He helped me clean up, and then I helped him rebuild his crane. At least we got it up for the rest of the show. (...) Nope, I've not found any broken elements. A few were scratched and gouged, but none broke! (...) (21 years ago, 1-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Thanks! (...) Good idea :-) Regular water would have been fine too. I was just hasty and grabbed whatever I had available. Never guessed I would have ended up with a sticky mess. (...) Well, it was certainly a learning experience and adds to (...) (21 years ago, 1-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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Hello Max "Max Maxwell" <r34_v@hotmail.com> schreef in bericht news:Hnosrx.1FtJ@lugnet.com... (...) in (...) They are about 10.5 cm in diameter. that would be 10.5 / 2.54 = 4.13 inches Greetigns Maico Arts (21 years ago, 1-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) These measurements are not precise, but roughly 4 1/4-4 1/2 inches or 11cm OD and a bit over 2 inches or 5cm ID There is a pic of them here: (URL) Maggie C. (21 years ago, 1-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) A very nice crane, pity about the crash. Do you know what exactly failed? (...) This is really nice. I've been toying with the idea of building a tower crane like the (URL) K10000> with the turntable at the bottom of the tower, but the problem (...) (21 years ago, 1-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Tim, accidents such as that often happen in real life, in most cases due to operator error or unpredictable weather. You can see some examples here (URL) (21 years ago, 1-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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