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In order to build a new boom for a crane I am working on, I had to take apart this WWII plane MOC from 2001. It had numerous butchered parts but was still impressive to look at and worked reasonably well. I had to dust off 4-1/2 years of dust from (...) (19 years ago, 13-Feb-06, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I think what you need are two external arms, half the width of the door, top and bottom. Connect them from the door frame to a point half way along the door. This gives you four hinges. You then want to construct a mechanism that attaches to (...) (19 years ago, 13-Feb-06, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam, FTX)
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Allow me to pull you guys off the excitement around the 2006 Technic sets to ask a question... Does anyone know of a working linkage or geometry for slide-glide doors usually found on low floor transit buses, with door panels being 5 studs wide when (...) (19 years ago, 13-Feb-06, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam, FTX)
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(...) There's a couple of downsides to multiple parts sheaves - first, it means at least twice as much string, and that can mean either larger spools or thinner string, which is much harder for small fingers to handle; and second, it's harder to (...) (19 years ago, 12-Feb-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) I think it has 2 weight bricks as well. Unlike some of the other models I was reluctant to tip it over and get pics from all sides. (the towtruck... I went crazy on that one. I could not spot any studded bricks in that model at all, but I may (...) (19 years ago, 12-Feb-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) (URL) Looks like> it has 2. A bit surprised actually, thought they might have produced a new studless weight brick. ROSCO (19 years ago, 12-Feb-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: Pneumatic Wheel
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(...) Hi Philippe, Cool moc! I'm going to have to reproduce this! :) Thank you very much for sharing it. Cheers, Chris. Think it. Build it. Share it. (19 years ago, 8-Feb-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Exo-Force.net
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Hi, I would like to announce my new Exo-Force FanPage: (URL) parts of the page is in german. I'll translate it as soon as possible. Nothing much to see jet, but soon there will be 3D-Views of the Mechs, hints about building the sets, mocs and I hope (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-06, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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This old project finally got some documentation: the (URL) Pneumatic Wheel>. (URL) Also features a simple but ergonomic (URL) pneumatic hand pump>... (URL) Construction details, photographs, videos and full building instructions are available. (2 (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: New 2006 Technic Set Pics
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(...) That's why I said "almost" ;) ROSCO (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) If it has weight bricks and no studs, how are they going to be attached? Jam it on those liftarms, stud sideways? :-) (Yes, I would do it that way.) Thank you you guys for these great pics! Now my two cents and speculations after I glean (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Agreed. Shame the crane didn't get a clearer pic - hopefully someone has one. I'm less keen on the fire truck after seeing that pic now. Still want the telehandler, tow truck and crane though ... Chris. (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Aha ... thanks guys! Definitely a V10 ... yet more pistons to gather dust then ... :o Looks like there's quite a lot of change in the chassis too then - thinking about it, they've cut down on the old style technic beams and gone as much as (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Yes it is, it comes with the 8287 (URL) On the cover of the box shown is a pictures of included parts. See what look like red 2xN plates with grey around them, that's the battery box. Adr. (19 years ago, 6-Feb-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) snipped (...) Thanks to Steve, here is a possible answer. Check this picture on BrickShelf- (URL) Adr. (19 years ago, 6-Feb-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) (URL) And another>. That looks like a new battery box beside it can anyone confirm? ROSCO (19 years ago, 6-Feb-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) WOW! Those are the best pics I've seen yet of the 8285! I clicked up on the folder and saw pics of the new Ferrari too. And thank goodness it DOES have a suspension system (small yellow shocks like the Silver Champ)! Adr. (19 years ago, 6-Feb-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Hard to tell, but I'm hoping it also has multiple weight bricks. That will offset the almost total lack of studs... ROSCO (19 years ago, 6-Feb-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) I saw links to that site a few days ago on the eurobricks forum, but I wasn't sure what Lugnet's leaks policy is these days ... ??? I know it used to be a pretty sensitive issue ... *remembers a bit of a furore surrounding leaked pics from (...) (19 years ago, 6-Feb-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) I saw the crane and the other models in a catalogue at a Lego show on the Sunday before last. It's not a brilliant picture but it looks like it has lots of track links, so I'll be buying multiple copies :-). The new range looks great, I'm (...) (19 years ago, 6-Feb-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | New 2006 Technic Set Pics
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I was browsing trains and caught this (URL) from Jeramy Spurgeon with a link to a LEGO site in Hungary. So, I decided to do a little digging around and found a new crane, the 8288. Here's a pic of it: (URL) I also found a better pic of the 8674 1:8 (...) (19 years ago, 6-Feb-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Update on 3 digit LEGO calculator (Babbage Difference Engine)
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(Adding in lugnet.technic, which my adled brain forgot last night) Howdy. I've been working on my 3 digit LEGO mechanical calculator (more properly the Babbage Style LEGO Difference Engine) The machine works quite well, but others have asked how to (...) (19 years ago, 5-Feb-06, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Dirt Crusher -- antenna pack???
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Hello, remove the antenna from the Dirt Crusher. Slide one tubing of one color over the antenna, attach the antenna again on the dirt crusher. Do the same with the antenna of the corresponding transmitter. Most people just have one Dirt Crusher. If (...) (19 years ago, 5-Feb-06, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.technic)
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| | Dirt Crusher -- antenna pack???
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(URL) refer to the link above. I got this pack thinking there were some instructions on how to integrate it into the dirt crusher. But there was none!!! My suspicions should have risen when I did not see a antenna inside the pack -- but it was on (...) (19 years ago, 5-Feb-06, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: RC DrWho K9
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You might want to check out: (URL) (19 years ago, 2-Feb-06, to lugnet.space, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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Very nice!!! Russell _so_ has to work this into Series 3 somewhere. ;) (19 years ago, 2-Feb-06, to lugnet.space, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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Hi I've been building some DrWho lego .......I'm still working on all my DrWho MOCs Dalek, Davros, Cyberman and K9 but some friendly AFOLs have said I should RC my Dalek or K9 so I picked up a cheap "Dirt Crusher RC" set as the base of my go at an (...) (19 years ago, 2-Feb-06, to lugnet.space, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Hello Patrick, Nice GBC! I think I recognize a few modules ;o) The vertical ball shooter is outstanding! Has it a good reliability? How about wear on fast turning wheels? Philo (19 years ago, 31-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Discontinued Air Tank
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(...) Probably, as it's easily substituted by bottles of various types. But for us purists the blue tank is a must. Can't imagine a back-hoe carrying a soda pop bottle around with it ;-) CS (19 years ago, 31-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Going studless, I guess. CS (19 years ago, 31-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) It was mentioned in one of the NXT articles (wired I think) that Lego is trying to cut down on the number of parts they are producing. This is probably a victim of that policy, since it is probably a very low volume seller. (19 years ago, 31-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I can't answer any of that. All that I know is that the tanks I ordered are on backorder and that they are being discontinued. Anything beyond that is pure speculation. I assume that it is either: 1) they are expensive to make and are not (...) (19 years ago, 31-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Is this down to manufacturing/redesign issues (maybe we are going to get new air tanks) - or down to some other concern? I am not aware of any safety fault with it. Danny (19 years ago, 31-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Aargh! CS (19 years ago, 31-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | First GBC
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Here is a Brickshelf library : (URL) will find the first GBC we made at QuéLUG (a LUG located in Quebec, Canada). The Quicktime movie is quite heavy : 25MB. Here is the deeplink for it : (URL) (19 years ago, 30-Jan-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.technic)
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FYI: According to PLE customer support, Lego has discontinued the air storage tank ((URL) and will not be manufacturing any more. All orders for this part are on backorder. -Duane (19 years ago, 30-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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I just found this on brickshelf: (URL) (19 years ago, 29-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Mechanical calculator on BS
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(...) And he's friends with Steve Wozniak... ROSCO (19 years ago, 28-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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I just stumbled in Brickshelf on this impressive difference engine calculator built by Andrew Carol: (URL) his website: (URL) job! Philo (19 years ago, 28-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Hi John, hi Philo :) John thanks for your post :) I didn' t take much time to program this robot (on video you can only see random moves)...but did you know which soft I use??....BricxCC....of course!!!! regards Chris from France (19 years ago, 26-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) It looks perfect and it probably has a lot of pneumatic pistons. The scale is 1/17th or 1/18th which matches the projects I am working on. Work is busy, but seeing that upcoming set was a breath of fresh air! It looks 1/2 like Model team and (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: Check Out The 8285
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(...) August in stores according to Lego. (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) In August in stores at the retail suggested price of $169.99 CDN. (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: Check Out The 8285
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(...) My thoughts: Looks even more like a smaller version (because of barcode truck wheels) of (URL) this tow truck by grazi> which is in turn based on 5571. Which brings the question... Is 8285 a NK product? If this is not real, how come the (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Both. Likely due to bad design and/or manufacture. Someone at TLC is supposed to be looking into it. But I do not know what is the outcome. C S Soh (19 years ago, 25-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Robot new video
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(...) Awesome robot! That is extremely cool. John Hansen (19 years ago, 24-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | Re: Robot new video
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(...) Welcome back, Chris ;) Philo (19 years ago, 24-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | Robot new video
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Hi, I' m just like you and can' t wait for Mindstorms NXT.... :) but don' t forget all the great things we have build with "old" mindstorms.... I' ve just put online new videos of my (old) robot on brickshelf: (URL) Ho2 is my second humanoid: 1 (...) (19 years ago, 24-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | Re: Check Out The 8285
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(...) I agree Vineet. It looks like a cross between the Airtech Claw Rig (8868) and the Tow Truck (8462). It even looks like it uses the large shocks in the rear as jack stands. My guess is this set will be out in July / August if prior year (...) (19 years ago, 24-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Check Out The 8285
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(...) Just because Bricklink lists it as a 2006 set, doesn't mean it's going to be produced. I'd wait for a display or showing of similar from Lego to say it's actually going to be made... until then, don't get your hopes up. (19 years ago, 24-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: inchworm 3D
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Hi kevin, (...) thank you :) (...) Yes just like in my mini quad (...) Yes the are way to cool (...) Sigurd (19 years ago, 24-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Check Out The 8285
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This set looks really interesting! It looks more realistic than the previous technic tow truck, plus the engine has a little fan-piece! (It's good to see that again). (19 years ago, 23-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: LEGO Day at the Owatonna Arts Center
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The Minnesota state FLL tournament is at Benilde St. Margaret (a school in Hopkins) on January 28 from 8 am to 5 pm. For details and directions go to www.hightechkids.org. I'll be a design judge. Visitors are welcome, so stop by the technical (...) (19 years ago, 23-Jan-06, to lugnet.loc.us.mn, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Check Out The 8285
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(...) I think it's for real, as you said bricklink mentions it as well. (19 years ago, 23-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Man you've got a long memory! I think it's been a long time since I've mentioned where I am, and I haven't been too active lately. Getting more active though, even the thought of a new Mindstorms is inspiring me to pull the old one out. So (...) (19 years ago, 23-Jan-06, to lugnet.loc.us.mn, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Check Out The 8285
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(...) Wow, looks like they finally included dual wheels for the rear axles! (The 5571 Black Cat looked silly with single wheels in the back) -Bryan (19 years ago, 23-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Will you be able to show off your NXT? JOHN (19 years ago, 23-Jan-06, to lugnet.loc.us.mn, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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Kevin, Oooh, bad timing. That's the same day as the Minnesota State FLL tournament. You should come next year and display you MOC's at the tourney. We could have you, me, Doug Carlson and Benton Jackson. I wonder what other AFOL's we have in the (...) (19 years ago, 23-Jan-06, to lugnet.loc.us.mn, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Check Out The 8285
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(...) That got me too. When I first saw the 8285, my first impression was some photoshop gag. But then I checked out BrickLink and saw 8285 listed as a 2006 set(just the pic they have is tiny). Here: (URL) his MOCs with an actual set sounds like an (...) (19 years ago, 23-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Check Out The 8285
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(...) Anything can be done with ray-tracing. I like this one by Coby: (URL) Anders Isaksson, Sweden BlockCAD: (2 URLs) (19 years ago, 23-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Check Out The 8285
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Are these things in his gallery MOCs or real sets? If they are MOCs, how did he do the boxes? (19 years ago, 23-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Check Out The 8285
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I was browsing brickshelf and saw this- (URL) Sort of a cross between the MT 5571 Big Black Cat and the Technic 8868. Adr. (19 years ago, 23-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: Arched Through Truss Bridge - LegoWorld 2005 Bridge strength contest
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(...) Thanks TJ! (...) Yes, it was very helpful to optimize member length to minimize members splits and match my parts collection! (...) I don't think I would have won... this bridge (URL) had about the same weight but was stronger. Anyway I prefer (...) (19 years ago, 20-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Pneumatic Control in 8868 Alternate Model
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(...) Alas, the 9617 and 9633 Pneumatic sets are no longer in production - retired, to use the proper terminology. So also has the 5218 pneumatic pack and much other useful pneumatic stuff. The current sets are the 8421 and the 8436. You would be (...) (19 years ago, 20-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: Arched Through Truss Bridge - LegoWorld 2005 Bridge strength contest
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(...) WOW! That's very impressive. (yeh, I know- I'm a little late in posting this. :-) It has a nice shape and looks very stout. The relatively large height (compared to the span length) gives it a lot of strength. I like how you doubled some of (...) (19 years ago, 19-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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| | LEGO Day at the Owatonna Arts Center
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Hi, On Saturday January 28th I will be having a local showing of some of my MOCs at the Owatonna (indian name pronounced Oh-wah-tah-na) Arts Center in Owatonna Minnesota. I will be bringing mostly walkers made using RCX, micro-scouts, micro-motors, (...) (19 years ago, 19-Jan-06, to lugnet.loc.us.mn, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: inchworm 3D
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Congratulations Sigurd! Your worm looks fabulous! Muscle pistons and timing pistons are separate again? Looks like all those small pistons you bought are coming in handy! Kev (...) (19 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Heavy weight lifting
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(...) ...and somewhat frightening ;o) Philo (19 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | inchworm 3D
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hello, my latest creation is inspired by kevin's inchworm (URL) version can turn, to the left and right, it uses 6 sigments ech sigment is a small hexapod from 6 small pistons (just like this (URL) version got his pneumatic schema running outside (...) (19 years ago, 17-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Heavy weight lifting
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(...) Wow, 44 kg! That's 97 pounds, and a lot of weight! Impressive. (19 years ago, 17-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Heavy weight lifting
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Hello, Two lifting machines built for LEGO MindStorms Forums CC9:Crane contest. (4 URLs) Pimousse won the contest with a 44 kg hoist. Photos, videos... are available (URL) here>. Enjoy! Philo (19 years ago, 16-Jan-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, FTX) !
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| | Re: LEGO Knitting Machine
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(...) Yes. I suspect that it can go quite a bit faster but I've not yet tried. Tom (19 years ago, 15-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: LEGO Knitting Machine
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(...) Is the machine running at full speed in the video? Chris (19 years ago, 15-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: LEGO Knitting Machine
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(...) A loom would be quite cool and I hope that you build it. On the theme of textiles, here is a very cool LEGO yarn ball winder that someone else made: (URL) (19 years ago, 14-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: LEGO Knitting Machine
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(...) Agreed. I'd very much like to see what you come up with! Tom (19 years ago, 14-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) :) Gee thanks Bob. Feel free to rub it in. (1) ;) Funny enough, just last night we were talking about Rob's monkey robot and how amazing it was. Rob, I hope seeing one knitting machine wont stop you from trying your own. Chris. 1. I had the (...) (19 years ago, 14-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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"Rob Stehlik" <rob.stehlik@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:It3HDz.FCA@lugnet.com... (...) Rob, When I saw this machine running on only a battery box, your name came to mind. I will never forget what you did to your fellow contestants on the (...) (19 years ago, 14-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Darn, you beat me to it. A knitting machine was the next Lego machine I was going to tackle. Fantastic work. Brilliant. Rob (19 years ago, 14-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: LEGO Knitting Machine
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(...) Wow! Just, Wow! I've been lurking here at lugnet for ages, but this one pulled me out of the woodwork and motivated me to sign up for posting. For some time, I've been noodling over how to do a knitting machine or a fully mechanical loom. (...) (19 years ago, 14-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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Have any of you guys seen this? (URL) a nice crane, but my only problem with it is that it has x-outriggers. The real Liebherr LTM-1500 uses H-outriggers. Other than that it looks great! (19 years ago, 13-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: LEGO Knitting Machine
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Greetings, Thank you all for the compliments! There were a few questions posted and I'll try to answer them all here rather than individually. This machine is not directly modeled after a similar device. However, I learned a great deal about (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: LEGO Knitting Machine
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Wow. Amazing. Sheer beauty to watch function. Congrats on a fantastic build. Mitch (19 years ago, 11-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Well done Tom. Great piece of work! Perhaps soon you will be able to wear the proceeds :-) I remember seeing a knitting machine where a carriage travelled about a metre back and forth. Is it possible to transfer the mechanism to a larger frame (...) (19 years ago, 11-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Speechless. Just amazing. Now I'll have to learn to knit! How did you work this out? (19 years ago, 11-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: LEGO Knitting Machine
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It looks remarkably simplistic yet elegant. I do have one very minor problem, however, with your javascript slideshow thingy. It tends to advance two frames, instead of one, could you please add conventional links like in a folder on brickshelf or (...) (19 years ago, 11-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: 3 segments hexapod
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Hi Danny, (...) (19 years ago, 10-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: 3 segments hexapod
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Hi Mark, (...) the problem is not the mid-stop system, but the hexapod dont turn as i expected (it don't turn at all) when it's body is curved. (...) thanks anyway, your midstop system looks impresive!!! (...) thanks :) (...) Sigurd (19 years ago, 10-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: LEGO Knitting Machine
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(...) So do I... Congratulations, Tom! Philo (19 years ago, 11-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) <snip> (...) Marvellous. Did you base it on a similarly functioning machine? I haven't seen anything nearly as elegant in lego building before, and I am really glad I peeked outside the robotics newsgroups today! (19 years ago, 11-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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"Thomas Johnson" <aklego@mac.com> wrote in message news:Iswurq.1yIM@lugnet.com... (...) That is just incredible and driven with a battery box. I was expecting at least two RCX bricks. Great piece of mechanics. I always enjoy Lego that really does (...) (19 years ago, 11-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Tom, I am speechless. This is amazing. Thank you for this. Chris (19 years ago, 11-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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Greetings All, I've built a functional LEGO knitting machine. The thing works remarkably well and has yet to drop a stitch. Pictures can be found at: (URL) video is at: (URL) just mesmerized by this thing and hope you enjoy it. Tom (19 years ago, 11-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce.moc) !!
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(...) Or do what I do. Don't bother with (entirely) studless, and buy secondhand studded off Ebay or Bricklink. Steve (19 years ago, 9-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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Widar Junker Karpinski schrieb: (...) Please look at this link (URL) (19 years ago, 8-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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Is it likely that all 100 of the people chosen for early NXT testing will know of LUGNET and post their findings here? Should LEGO set up a forum on legofan.org or mindstorms.com? How about nxtbot.com? It would be nice to have a single place to get (...) (19 years ago, 8-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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| | Re: Are We Headed to a New Wiring System? For Mindstorms the answer is: YES!
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Hi Adrian, the new mindstorms is using standard plugs as known from telephone systems. At least this is what the "experts" said in Frechen yesterday. I myself have no deeper knowledge in mindstrorms and I cannot guarantee what a telephone cable (...) (19 years ago, 8-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic)
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(URL) Interesting>, more than amazing. (19 years ago, 8-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, FTX)
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(...) Not that hard really - Most of the studless sets I have played with are not beam type constructions in 3D. They all tend to be layers of 2D beams pinned together like sandwiches. If you look at most of the new studless technic sets the large (...) (19 years ago, 8-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) This is the exact reason why it took me so long to warm to studless construction, When I gave it a try I found it very hard to build stable 3 dimensional boxes. Lately I've been using it successfully in two dimensions allied to conventional (...) (19 years ago, 7-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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"Steve Lane yahoo.co.uk>" <stevenrobertlane@<n...pamplease> wrote in message news:IsoMtA.C62@lugnet.com... (...) days??? (...) flex. I'm (...) it's (...) current 9V (...) It does seem to go away from the whole compatability isuue that LEGO has (...) (19 years ago, 6-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic)
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