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In lugnet.technic.bionicle, Terry Prosper wrote: . (...) YES! This thing is HUGE! Check out my 3 year old holding this thing: (URL) you can find one it would be a BIG HIT if your lil' brother-in-law likes to make his own creations, BUT if he is one (...) (20 years ago, 9-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Mark, I thought this one through, and I get it. I can see how it works. The solution works equally well as my solution. I don't think mine is any more or less complicated, just different. Less hoses, more T's and other technic parts than (...) (20 years ago, 9-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Checked around and it appears this project was initiated by the Bionicle team here in LEGO Americas. TRU just happened to be the lucky beneficiary of the production of the tub. FYI builders with a flare for unconventional creativity -- this (...) (20 years ago, 9-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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The ad for this bionicle 'tub' came out last Sunday. I stopped in today (Thursday) and they had five on the shelf (Las Vegas). I picked some up for a friend. I'm not into bionicle, but this does look fun to play with. :) Corey www.brickitgood.com (20 years ago, 9-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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Hey guys, I'm not a bionicle fan. I say this to illustrate the fact that I know very little of bionicle sets and parts and their use and the way people "play" with them. My lil' brother-in-law is having his birthday soon and I know he asked for (...) (20 years ago, 9-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I'd love to see a picture of your reversor, as verbal explanations by themselves are often much harder to comprehend. (...) Again, I'd like to see this. My pneumatic mux that can act as a polarity reversor, can just as easily be used for an (...) (20 years ago, 8-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) The amount that a fluid can be compressed varies with the fluid, the temperature, the pressure and other things. Water can be compressed too much - that's why trucks don't use it for their hydraulic systems. Hydraulic fluid is special oil that (...) (20 years ago, 8-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I get the impression you've complicated things by putting different switches at different lever angles. My reverser idea puts the switch lever pivots 16mm apart, all in a line with 2-beams between: BSBSBSBSB along a beam of length 17 holes, so (...) (20 years ago, 8-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
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In lugnet.technic, Kevin L. Clague wrote: <snip> (...) Actually this multiplexer is more efficient because it uses less parts: (URL) (20 years ago, 8-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
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<snip> (...) Hi Mark, I've thought about this in the past, and ruled it out because it is such a specialty. Do you think there is a big enough market to justify a book on this topic? Kevin (20 years ago, 8-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
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