 | | Re: pneumatic cylinder: why not hydraulic ??
|
|
(...) A XOR gate has two inputs, one with 1 switch and one with 4 switches. The 4-switch one is a standard reverser and the 1-switch one has the air supply on the middle and the two outer ports go to the input ports of the reverser (the middles of (...) (20 years ago, 10-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
|
| |
| | Re: Whining about studless parts - Was: Pneumatics book?
|
|
(...) David, I'm not working on this issue because it is a good or bad idea, I'm on personal mission. I agree that that over time the friction would get reduced by wear. In fact though this wear will be a good thing. I have tried using gearboxes and (...) (20 years ago, 11-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
|
| |
| | Re: Whining about studless parts - Was: Pneumatics book?
|
|
(...) I'm not sure how good an idea that is. Not the incorporation of BIONICLE parts thing, but the specific use of the socket joints. They're designed to work with friction, and I'd think that extended use of a motor would tend to wear them out (...) (20 years ago, 11-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
|
| |
| | Re: Pneumatics book?
|
|
(...) I too regret the fact that studded designs are hard to find. There are plenty of situations where studded bricks are the way to go. Kevin (20 years ago, 10-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.books)
|
| |
| | Whining about studless parts - Was: Pneumatics book?
|
|
(...) Can you really blame this on studless parts, given that many others *have* made worthwhile designs? Perhaps your prejudice against studless parts is preventing you from creating a worthwhile design. I have made a few worthwhile (IMHO) designs (...) (20 years ago, 10-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
|
| |
| | Whining about studless parts: was Pneumatics book?
|
|
(...) (20 years ago, 10-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.books)
|
| |
| | Re: pneumatic cylinder: why not hydraulic ??
|
|
(...) Cool, I look forward to it. I ended up adding two 1x4's per leg on my hexapod. They fit nicely. It looks very burly with all those switches though. All the structure and pneumatic parts are there, except hoses and T's. Hooking up all the hoses (...) (20 years ago, 10-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
|
| |
| | Re: Pneumatics book?
|
|
(...) Has anyone noticed all of the rich variety of parts available to the modern stud-free system that have no comparable equivalent in the old stud-dependant system? Take, for instance, these parts: (URL) triple liftarm> (URL) 1x2 flat liftarm> (...) (20 years ago, 10-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.books, FTX)
|
| |
| | Re: Pneumatics book?
|
|
(...) Sorry for replying to my own post but I've just had another thought. Has anyone else noticed all the ancillary junk needed to build a studless creation? Compare it with the basic studded version, all you have is beams, of varying lengths, 1xn (...) (20 years ago, 10-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.books)
|
| |
| | Re: Pneumatics book?
|
|
(...) I've long held the opinion that it is a lot harder to make rigid structures using studless beams. I have yet to build anything of worth entirely from studless, despite multiple attempts. Steve (20 years ago, 10-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.books)
|
| |
| | Re: pneumatic cylinder: why not hydraulic ??
|
|
(...) If you're short of space you can always double the reverser back on itself if you're using the new switches from 8455, in a similar way to your picture. That's why I like the new switches. A 2x2 switch module is probably easier to accomodate (...) (20 years ago, 9-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
|
| |
| | Re: Generic replacement for flex hose
|
|
Model Airplane fuel hosing makes a good substitute for pneumatic hoses too. Lots of pretty colors. (20 years ago, 10-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
|
| |
| | Re: LEGO at the Bauma 2004 construction equipment trade fair
|
|
(...) That is supposed to be shown if the picture cannot be rendered, for example in text browser of when rendering as speech. (...) Why not use standard text next to the pictures, that would be the best. IMHO tooltips and the like are an "annoyance (...) (20 years ago, 10-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
|
| |
| | Re: LEGO at the Bauma 2004 construction equipment trade fair
|
|
(...) Yes, I felt about the same but with the drawback that you had to share these toys with thousands of other people :-( During the seven days of the show, about 410000 visitors were counted. (...) In comparison to the T 282 B in the background, (...) (20 years ago, 10-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
|
| |
| | Re: LEGO at the Bauma 2004 construction equipment trade fair
|
|
(...) I suppose you mean the LG 1750. This is an all new crane from Liebherr which uses an eight axle chassis with all wheel steering and four driven axles that carries the four support legs. All the other components have to be transported (...) (20 years ago, 10-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
|
| |
| | Re: LEGO at the Bauma 2004 construction equipment trade fair
|
|
(...) Sorry, always thought that would work with every browser but just found out that Mozilla has some problems with the mouse over texts. Therefore I can't tell which other browsers will display it correctly and which not. The mouse over texts are (...) (20 years ago, 10-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
|
| |
| | Re: Pneumatics book?
|
|
(...) Syngress found me, and then I co-authored in my first book. It was primarily a building instruction book, with little freedom, except in the model design itself. I wrote my first version of LPub for that book. Syngress had another "10 Cool (...) (20 years ago, 10-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.books)
|
| |
| | Generic replacement for flex hose
|
|
Hi all, Anyone that wants generic flex tubing for models look in your local hobby shop for evergreen scale models tubing (URL) 3.2mm (1/8") tubing is a perfect substitute for LEGO flex tubing, and comes in lengths up to 60cm (24"). It only comes in (...) (20 years ago, 10-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
|
| |
| | Re: Takanuva 8596 extra mask ?
|
|
(...) It's exclusive to the Takanuva set, and by extension, the Takutanuva set (which combines the Takanuva and Makuta sets). Word is that this particular Kanohi was meant to represent the glow of the Mask of Light when Takanuva activates its (...) (20 years ago, 10-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
|
| |
| | Takanuva 8596 extra mask ?
|
|
After months of begging, my six-year-old has finally talked me into buying the "Golden Bionicle". Is someone able to explain the story behind the extra mask (milky white with gold glitter)? Thanks for your help! Kristine (20 years ago, 10-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
|
