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Construction pics of the (URL): Current Status (URL) The Chest features a laser pointed at a Crystal Ball peice. Eye Lights by John Barnes. Bread Board Laser Brick Mod by <http//:www.abs-robotics.com/ Rob Limbaugh> (3 URLs) #5 Make a Chest (URL) #6 (...) (20 years ago, 21-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.inst, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) I feel better knowing that. (...) Sure. I like games. (...) Hopefully one big compressor composed of three pistons each acting as a double acting pump, driven by RC racer motors. Each RC racer motor is controlled by a battery pack. (...) The (...) (20 years ago, 21-May-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I was assuming that the model would use whatever air pressure it was given, unless the state machine was shut off. Given the volume of air that it will take to make the circuit progress, an air tank won't hold enough air to help. Based on this (...) (20 years ago, 21-May-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) One thing I noticed is that the example pump someone showed earlier has both output lines joined into one T connector, to make a single output line. If airflow is a problem, then wouldn't it be better to keep them separate, with two or more (...) (20 years ago, 21-May-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I think Kevin has the right idea with racking up a whole bunch of pumps on the same motor. If everything pumps into one air tank anyways, you're going to be restricted to what can go through a single nipple, but there's no reason why you can't (...) (20 years ago, 20-May-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) So, we're talk'n about compressors. This is where I'm thinking we should layout some questions so those who are following along (like me, until I get my hands on the eleptapod). Heh I just made that word up! Steve, Kevin, if you could, please, (...) (20 years ago, 20-May-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) That is absolutely right. Nice one David. It makes me think we could have high preformance pistons by playing with the variables at both ends. In practice, a boring out of the nipple hole diameter is like what boosted the horse power in my (...) (20 years ago, 20-May-04, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: NEW moc: Black Sports Car
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(...) ROSCO (20 years ago, 20-May-04, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: NEW moc: Black Sports Car
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(...) Hi Daniel Congrats! You did a great job, creating such a cool car with the old technic bricks! I never tried to create a supercar untill the new beams came. You may have seen my latest, which I presented recently: (2 URLs) I do agree that too (...) (20 years ago, 19-May-04, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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Very impressive. Lines of the car are perfect. Reminds me of my 300zx conv't I had. Steve (20 years ago, 19-May-04, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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The Vahki enforcers, part of the new Metru Nui theme, are about to go on sale on LEGO Shop@Home. A (URL) 2-item kit of these bad boys> will start shipping within the next 30 days. Each is about nine bucks US$. (URL) I've posted a (URL) review> on (...) (20 years ago, 19-May-04, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, FTX)
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Hi everybody out there, I took some additional pictures of my (URL) CSC> and used the opportunity the take some pictures of a 2 year old moc, too. Here it is, the Black Sports Car: (URL) See more pictures on MOCpages! (URL) I hope you enjoy the (...) (20 years ago, 19-May-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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(...) Airflow is what causes this. The two pumps both hook up to the same size hoses with the same size nipples, but an identical length of stroke on the larger pump is pushing quite a bit more air than the small pump. There's a limit to how fast (...) (20 years ago, 17-May-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) You should go study Dr. C. S. Soh's website for a great foundation on compressors. (...) I've not studied that. I think that the max pressure that LEGO can handle is constrained by hoses staying on fittings, not what the pumps can deliver. (...) (20 years ago, 17-May-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) First of all, no. I have nothing interesting in the world of compressors. I got sidetracked building an all mechanical walker that has no gravity well. I think it's a cool idea, which I may revisit later, but I think this design requires more (...) (20 years ago, 17-May-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Hi Steve, Were you able to come up with anything in your compressor experiments? The topic of compressors is an interesting one. As you know there are many many solutions to this problem. The most popular is Ralph Hempel's design that you can (...) (20 years ago, 17-May-04, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Can someone identify this 'instruction kit' - red flip top hard case
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Actually thinking now maybe this is 9603, both are in LUGNET's database but with no picture so hard to verify. (20 years ago, 17-May-04, to lugnet.technic)
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OK, here are the details on this kit I have. I think it's a 1035 Technic I teacher pack, complete and in superb condition. Has BIG red flip top case for everything to go into. 4 sets of cards in blue (labeled 1031), red, yellow and green. Techers (...) (20 years ago, 17-May-04, to lugnet.technic)
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Hey guys, I just finished a complete remake of my website. The address is the same as before: (URL) think I have found all the bugs, however, there still could be a few. If any of you had problems viewing my robots you should be able to see them (...) (20 years ago, 16-May-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Advice from crane builders (was: Blimey)
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(...) Hmmmm. I just looked closely at that pic, and can see the a-frame line is reversed once (goes across to opposite side of pulley). I've noticed some cranes do this, and some don't - some do it more than once - none of the DEMAG ones I've seen (...) (20 years ago, 16-May-04, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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