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(...) Haven't actually built one, but one other possibility may be to use string rather than gearing directly. How many scissors are there in your lift? On the real ones I've seen they often have a hydraulic cylinder going from the bottom scissor to (...) (19 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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"Bill Ward" <bill@wards.net> wrote in message news:IvKJHv.1xLK@lugnet.com... (...) Posting to Lugnet so others can see. My $.02, but I'm no mechanical genius: Why don't you use one of those gear holders that holds a worm gear and 24t gear in it. (...) (19 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.technic)
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(cross posted to (URL) blog> and BayLUG Mindstorms mailing list) Have you ever tried building a scissor lift in LEGO? I’m working on a project that calls for that kind of mechanism to lift it up, like those food service trucks at the airport. It is (...) (19 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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I've just posted a drawing explaining how to extend a railway layout when the track slopes at the point of extension, without intrducing an excessive change of slope. (URL) is used in my new large layout, which will be 16ftx12ft (37x28 of 16x16 (...) (19 years ago, 1-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.technic)
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My apologies, I expected the brickshelf folder to go public much sooner. You can see a few pictures and a shorter video in my Supertrain 2006 folder: (...) (19 years ago, 24-Feb-06, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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Greetings, I have posted pictures of my most recent automated creation on brickshelf: (URL) sure to check out the "backhoe.wmv" video (2 mb). The Automated Backhoe took 60 hours to build. Contruction/acquistion started in August 2005. It was first (...) (19 years ago, 24-Feb-06, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce)
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Greetings, SALUG (Southern Alberta Lego User's Group) attended Supertrain, the groups forth time at this train show in Calgary, Alberta. Attendance for the two days was about 14,000. Pictures (and video) can be seen at: (URL) of the show include: (...) (19 years ago, 22-Feb-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.ca.salug, lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains, lugnet.disney)
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(...) Hallo Nathan and everbody Thank you for your compliments. I think, my truck need also in wintertime work, so i build a pneumatic snowplow and a spreader electric driven (Is spreader the correct way to say in english?). For pictures und (...) (19 years ago, 21-Feb-06, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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(...) LOL! The video with the charging Strandbeest was funny! It reminded me of that battle scene in the movie Sparticus. That MOC is a good artistic representation of several soldiers running side-by-side with swords drawn. (19 years ago, 20-Feb-06, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Congratulations Tom, you captured extremely well the organic, fluid style of Theo Jansen's creatures! Philo (19 years ago, 19-Feb-06, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) i have completed 1 trade and have the following left. if your looking for white or gray, it's your lucky day. 1x16's *54 lt. gray *7 white 1x12's *12 white 1x10's *8 white 1x8's *13 white 1x6's *20 green *41 lt. gray *16 white *23 red 1x4's (...) (19 years ago, 19-Feb-06, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Incredibly kewl--I would like to have a drink with this Theo Jansen. Wish you could bring your creations to BrickFest-- Tommy ARmstrong www.brickengraver.com (19 years ago, 19-Feb-06, to lugnet.technic)
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Greetings All, Theo Jansen has been building wonderful machines for his Strandbeest project. Full details can be found at www.strandbeest.com. Anyway, I built a LEGO version. It can be seen at: (URL) video is at: (URL) (19 years ago, 19-Feb-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.technic) !
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I am looking to trade all of my colored technic beams for black. Why, well I have a decent quantity of technic beams but they're so varied in color I can't build anything sizable. So far I have only gone through my sorted 1x16's but this could (...) (19 years ago, 18-Feb-06, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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I just found this in the internet. (URL) (19 years ago, 17-Feb-06, to lugnet.technic)
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Great job! (URL) blade is the best part. It looks real yet would work. The slightly-bent joints that brace the plates on the side is an ingenius idea. This MOC should be added to the sidebar! (19 years ago, 17-Feb-06, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Ahhhhhhh, there's always room for modifications, right? Take the 8421 technic crane for example.. came with 2 cylinders, however, with a little thinkin and adjusting pieces, it now has 4... add an air tank to it.. now has excellant lifting (...) (19 years ago, 17-Feb-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) I would agree with leaving the tow truck together - and the dust should be easier to wipe off the studless beams! Looking at at the tractor set, my first impressions of it is that it has a very modern look. My first contact with Technic was (...) (19 years ago, 16-Feb-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) The fact that it only has one piston is not impressive but the truck itself is very impressive. However, if that one piston can lift a lego truck of the same scale then it is a good design. It is interesting that although TLC typically models (...) (19 years ago, 16-Feb-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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From what I've seen in the pics, the tow truck looks like it has only 1 pneumatic piston. That doesn't look very impressive. (19 years ago, 16-Feb-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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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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(...) 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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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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(...) 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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