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Last night I had this freakish dream of a giant LEGO scorpion crawling around (and very quickly too) on the floor. Kevin was standing nearby and commenting on its performance. There was someone else there too, I think it was Eric. The scorpion was (...) (20 years ago, 3-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) While a rotary design will probably be a bit more powerful, laying them all flat could be more versatile. You could place cylinders anywhere you've got a little open space, rather than having to make space for a bulky cluster of them. (URL) (...) (20 years ago, 3-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) You are absolutely right of course.... You'd think I'd have a better understanding of hexagons than that. :^) Kevin (20 years ago, 3-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) If you rotate the pulley 90 degrees on the axle, the holes will be in the right place. Another option is to mount the other end of the pistons at 30 degrees (like a rotary engine) (20 years ago, 2-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I knew what you were saying, but I was explaining it for those who couldn't read between the lines...... I'm going to try a radial design. Medium pulleys have six pin holes, so I suspect that I'll have two groups of six. I have yet to come up (...) (20 years ago, 2-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic)
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