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Greetings All, I built a three strand braiding machine that can be seen here: (URL) a video can be seen here: (URL) pleased with the results and hope you enjoy it. Regards, Tom (17 years ago, 7-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce.moc) !
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(...) I can't beleive it. Lego are so cheap they haven't even changed the colour of the hubs! They're still yellow, which isn't even a Misson to Mars colour as far as I know. I was looking forward to some grey hubs for other applications. (URL) (17 years ago, 7-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic)
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"Brian Davis" <brdavis@iusb.edu> wrote in message news:Ju8yBD.IqJ@lugnet.com... (...) Unless I'm mistaken, and you're talking about rewiring the PF/NXT connectors, I do not see that a NXT-to9V convertor cable could directly power more than one PF (...) (17 years ago, 7-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: New TECHNIC sets for Fall 2008. Box images leaked!
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(...) Ah, OK. I found it over on Eurobricks. That is a nice looking Mars tank, with the big hubs for the new treads too. Very welcome. (17 years ago, 7-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I might have guessed - actually using IR for communications is a better idea than many people seem to think. I've already had my share of playing around with IR on the RCX ;) (...) I call that an interesting and entirely sensible approach - (...) (17 years ago, 7-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I saw it this morning by following some links but I can't find it again. :-( (17 years ago, 7-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Simply put, I'll wait until I get to play with them to judge them. It's a little hard for me to form a realistic opinion based on a couple of boxcover pictures near the limit of resolution. (...) Actually, you're partially mistaken. The NXT (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: New TECHNIC sets for Fall 2008. Box images leaked!
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Hi Fernando, thanks for the update - I'm afraid I am somewhere between feelings on these new sets. For one, I agree with all who think that replacing real pneumatics with anything lookalike is not exactly the way to go. I shall be curious about the (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I'd pretty much agree with that appraisal, it looks like the Telehandler doesn't even self level, which is the whole point. Unless the liner actuators have metal bearings their gonna stink. My pessimistic side says this is just another money (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic)
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Yes, I would prefer real pneumatic cylinders too! And longer like these. It seems a way to enable "easy" motorization of these elements, instead of developing a new PF pneumatic valve electrically controlled. Perhaps also a cheaper approach... I (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) However now that I have seen them I am quite dissapointed and I can't see me buying any of them. It is very good to see them investing in new part designs but this is such a cop out. If they had longer pneumatics (powered by air) then that (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) See my PREVIEW analysis at (URL) (Conchas) (URL) (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic) !
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Dr. Soubhi Sabbagh contacted me recently to get information on Code Pilot, and collecting various sources he was able to analyse and create a PDF code sheet. " So, I decided to study the bar code algorithm and I co-operated with www.dlsoft.com until (...) (17 years ago, 5-Jan-08, to lugnet.robotics.codepilot, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Very nice implementation, with very flat orbit of leg tip! Kudos for the use of bent liftarms to get fractional beam lengths... Philo (17 years ago, 4-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Good point. I've only seen the Jansen "strandbeest" walkers go in a straight line. (Seems dangerous for a beach cerature to have no way to avoid walking into the water ;-) In my design, the connection between the left and right halves of the (...) (17 years ago, 4-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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Hi Steve, very interesting design and a great video, too. Maybe I am missing part of the whole point here, but with the crankshaft allowing for single-motor drive, how would this beast move anywhere else but straight ahead? Just asking because I am (...) (17 years ago, 4-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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Hi, I just ran across Chis Mango's thread about Theo Jansen style walkers (Oct. 2007) and Thomas Johnson's (Feb. 2006). One of the videos Chris referenced was a design I did in June 2007. I took a different approach from Chris and Philippe and used (...) (17 years ago, 4-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic, FTX) !
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| | 8272 Snowmobile named in Canadian Toy Testing Council's list of best toys
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A friend sent me this link: (URL) CTTC also asks about 1,000 children test toys in their own homes for six to 12 weeks and then asks the families to provide a report of which are the most fun, and innovative. Among the Top 10 Children's Choice picks (...) (17 years ago, 3-Jan-08, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.announce, lugnet.technic)
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(...) That's one of my dreams too! To have PF based pneumatic control valves :). And longer pneumatics, why not!? Lets keep fingers crossed, LEGO is certainly reading ;). As Markus Kossman said in interview "...we are still working on the PF system (...) (17 years ago, 2-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: What would YOU like to see from TECHNIC?
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(...) I'd like a Technic figure industrial railway. You could use plastic track but with flat ends so you could make things like rotary dumpers without leaving a gap at the end of the rails. And being plastic it could be left outdoors. Every year (...) (17 years ago, 2-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | 8275 Tow hitch
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I'd like 2008 to be a great year for my Lego building, and I wanted to release something on the first day of the year, but I haven't got anything big ready. Something I have built though is a tow hitch. (URL) By removing the four pins of the 8275's (...) (17 years ago, 1-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) After reading all of the posted replies to what “we” the enthusiasts would want to see from Lego Technic I wish to go on record supporting some of my colleges vehicle ideas and list a few of my own. However, as per several of the posted (...) (17 years ago, 1-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Hmmm they sound like they could be good. Ill have to wait till I see some pictures. The excavator and telescopic handler are good opportunities for longer pneumatics and power function based pneumatic control valves and the off roader could (...) (17 years ago, 1-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) What a great way to start 2008. I found the interview really interesting, 8275 is my current favourite set (although I'm itching to see the new excavator). I haven't been able to properly test the new track system yet but their is snow (...) (17 years ago, 1-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Interview with Markus Kossmann
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Hello, Me and my friends are runnig a lego blog at (URL) Recently, we had the honor to interview LEGO's Markus Kossmann, the person behind the 8275 Motorized Buldozer which might be interesting for Technic fans. To read the interview, follow the (...) (17 years ago, 1-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | New TECHNIC sets for Fall 2008
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Here they are! The new TECHNIC sets for fall 2008, although still without images :(. Read more info at TechnicBRICKs. (URL) (17 years ago, 31-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Grelnix
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(...) Hi Kevin! I used a combination of techniques. I don't have many pictures of the joints per se. They are mostly hidden and covered. Although, these are much of the same techniques I have preached for years. I'll describe some here now: (...) (17 years ago, 31-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Hi Eric, Do you have pictures of the inside of the joints? I'm curious about your gearing techniques. Kevin (17 years ago, 29-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Grelnix
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New Mecha: Grelnix ==== Completed X-mas Day 2007. (URL) 6 weeks to construct. 33 inches tall. Nearly 10 pounds. 6 Technic Turntables. 2 Pilots - Head / Chest. Ball joints for ankle splay. Jet Pack - 9v Battery Box. Quad ball joint setup / neck. (...) (17 years ago, 28-Dec-07, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.technic, lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !
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| | Re: Individual Power-Functions elements now available
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(...) This is indeed good news. Thank you for clarifying this. Now, Im off to place my order. :) Chris (17 years ago, 27-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Inchworm 4
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(...) WOW - Kevin, nice work on the crawlers. Thank you for posting the video's. Pictures can only say so much. Chris (17 years ago, 27-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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| | 4-Wheel Drive, 4-Wheel Steering PF Vehicle
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A few days ago I came across an interesting and compact design for a pendular suspension (thanks to TechnicBRICKs for highlighting this design). This is basically a 2-wheel module that incorporates a drive-train mechanism, a steering mechanism, and (...) (17 years ago, 27-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Here is a youtube video of inchworm 4 crawling forwards (URL) is inchworm 4 crawling backwards (URL) (17 years ago, 27-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Bovinius Minimus
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(...) Here are two videos of "Bovinius Minimus" (URL) (17 years ago, 27-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I'm working on postin videos today. Kevin (17 years ago, 27-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Individual Power-Functions elements now available
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(...) This shape also enforce a PF rule: power source is always available on top of PF connector, while power input is always done from bottom of connector (similarly to mains power distribution sockets/plugs). Philo (17 years ago, 27-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I thought it might work like that, you can't see the top of the half 9v connector in the picture of course. I guess it's cheaper, one product/two functions. (17 years ago, 27-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Actually it works as a PF extension wire AND as a PF to old 9V converter. One end is PF on top and bottom, the other is PF on top, 9V on bottom. This allows to connect a PF motor on a RCX (not recommended for XL motor since it draws a lot of (...) (17 years ago, 27-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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How does it work? I guess the new stuff can work the old stuff, but can an old 2 wire box control a new 4 wire motor? (17 years ago, 27-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Ross, you are right, Janey just pointed that out to me as well. BUT, The first line of the description also states that it will allow you to power up your Power Functions Creations. The next line refers to it as an "extension." While I do not (...) (17 years ago, 27-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Well the title says "Power Functions Extension Wire", but the description says "Allows you to connect your LEGO 9v electric systems to the new Power Functions". With the pic indicating that as well, I'd guess that's what it is, the title could (...) (17 years ago, 27-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Im not sure whats going on. On Dec 26, 10:45 EST here in Canada, lego.com is showing a picture of an adapter cable, with one end being the new power functions and the other being the old 9V electric connector. The page claims to describe a (...) (17 years ago, 27-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) 8881: Battery Box 8882: XL Motor 8883: Medium Motor 8884: IR Receiver 8885: Remote Control 8886: Power-Functions to 9V wire Or go to the "Technic" section under what's new in the shop (at least for the US). (17 years ago, 26-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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It's listed under Technic, the PF Extension Cable IS the 9V Adapter Cable. Look at the bottom of the connector. I just ordered 10. (17 years ago, 27-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I thought that might be the case but I decided to take a gamble. :-) (17 years ago, 26-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) #8528 is the 9V or Mindstorms 2.0 to NXT converter. I am looking for the 9V (2x2 plate connector) to a Power Functions (new style 2x2 connector found on the power functions motors). Or, I'll also take the NXT to Power Functions cable as well. (17 years ago, 26-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) #8528 (17 years ago, 26-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) What's the # for the Power-function to 9V converter cable? I cannot seem to find it. (17 years ago, 26-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I bet they cost a lot. (17 years ago, 26-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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Looks great! How about some video so we can see how it works? (17 years ago, 26-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Individual Power-Functions elements now available
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Individual Power-Functions elements now available on H@H: battery box, both motor types, IR receiver and transmitter, and a Power-Function to 9V converter cable. Listed as shipping later in January. (17 years ago, 26-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Octomedius
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Glad to have been inspiring rather than inspired this time... (...) Well... why not creating BI using the new LPub ;o) Philo (17 years ago, 26-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Octomedius
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(...) Kevin, First, I want to say its good to see you back and building. Then, I wanted to say I like your inchworm 3; only to see you posted an inchworm 4, and followed it up with Octomedius and something called Bovinius Minimus. I like them all, (...) (17 years ago, 26-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Christmas Technic
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(...) Thanks to Janey, I also got the bulldozer. MAN, its so cool. I think i might use my Dec 26 day off to play with it. Hey, janey, if you come by again soon, we could build them together and try a speed build. :) Chris (17 years ago, 26-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Christmas Technic
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(...) I've decided to jack in building for tonight as it's getting late and I was starting to make mistakes. I finished book 2 and made a small start on three. I think I've done myself a mischief though as I now have a strange pain in my side, (...) (17 years ago, 26-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Inchworm 4
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(...) I forgot to mention that Inchworm 4 can inch forward or backward by flipping the polarity reversors on its head. (URL) (17 years ago, 26-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Bovinius Minimus
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Ok, so I guess I'm in a strange old world naming mood this holiday season. Inspired by Siggurd's mini-quad (URL) decided to make a small octopod using small pistons. It uses two small pistons per switch, chained together as a 3 segment inchworm. (...) (17 years ago, 26-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce.moc)
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| | Octomedius
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I was inspired by Philo's pneumatic wheel and his ratio of 1 switch per piston. (URL) right, in that when I did my Inchworms they all used two switches per piston, and he cut it to one. I wondered how short I could make one of my inchworms and still (...) (17 years ago, 26-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce.moc)
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| | Inchworm 4
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I was playing with pneumatic piston and switch linkages trying to improve on the geometries I've developed in the past. This lead to inchworm 4. (URL) 4 has two waves travel down its body like inchworm 3 (URL) big difference is the design of an (...) (17 years ago, 26-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce.moc)
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| | Inchworm 3
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Real life has finally slowed down enough to have time to build. After showing off my robots at an elementary school in another town for three days, I got a huge burst of energy. My first creation was a new kind of pneumatic inchworm. It uses the (...) (17 years ago, 26-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce.moc)
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| | Re: Christmas Technic
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(...) I did, I got the bulldozer as well. Looking forward to opening it. Janey "Red Brick" P.S. Happy Holidays to everyone on LUGnet (17 years ago, 25-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Christmas Technic
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So I got the technic Motorized Bulldozer 8275 for Christmas. Haven't finished yet but I have started instruction book 2, so I can't say too much about it yet, but the new tracks look pretty sturdy. Anyone else get Technic for Chrimbo? (17 years ago, 25-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Technicopedia
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(...) I just won one on Ebay. I thought it might work well in a truck transmission. (17 years ago, 23-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | TechnicBRICKs Blog
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Hello, my name is Fernando and nickame here is Conchas, as well as at some other Forums. I'm a member of PLUG (Portuguese LUG), use to participate very actively at PLUG forum and much less often at EuroBricks forum. Some time ago, decided to start a (...) (17 years ago, 23-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic) !
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| | Re: Technicopedia
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(...) Yes, I have both of these sets. After I finish all of the "regular" Technic sets, I plan to go back and add some of these unique supplemental sets. The gear reduction blocks are especially interesting, and are needed for some of the models in (...) (17 years ago, 23-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Excellent video, Sivan - I can see this is fun to play around with. I have to admit that I was as of yet unaware of the power functions system. While I figure that an RCX with IR remote and some decent design work might also be quite (...) (17 years ago, 22-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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| | A Power-Functions Remote-Controlled Car
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I uploaded a video (with some stills in it) of a Power-Functions remote controlled car. It uses a dual-differential drive so that it can go straight well. (The video also shows stills of an earlier version that used a more conventional steering; but (...) (17 years ago, 22-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) [LEGOSet 880] (...) [LEGOSet 872] ROSCO (17 years ago, 22-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Just by the way, back in those days LEGO also made a 12V technic motor that was the same size as the 4.5 but came in black. I actually used to have one that I got in a sealed box (!), and when testing it with a train speed regulator (12V grey (...) (17 years ago, 22-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Never... yet! Philo (17 years ago, 22-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Thanks. Even though much of it is common knowledge for us, it took a whole lot of collecting, building, and searching the Internet to acquire that knowledge. My goal here is to put a lot of that knowledge together in one place. I am certainly (...) (17 years ago, 21-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) By the way, I noticed that your site only looks at the 9V motors. Have you ever dissected or tested one of these 4.5V motors? Eric (17 years ago, 21-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Good point, Philo. I did not choose very good wording here. What I meant was that, as a DC motor, there is no "hot" terminal and no "neutral" terminal. Therefore, you cannot hook it up wrong and damage it. I'll go back and see if I can clean (...) (17 years ago, 21-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Eric, this is a fantastic resource you are creating. I can't wait to see further updates - even if for some of us what you write is common knowledge, it still makes good reading and I always find something new to appreciate. As a side note, (...) (17 years ago, 21-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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Hi Blakbird, Little note about 4.5V motor: when you say "The motor is DC, so polarity is not important."... precisely since it is a DC motor, polarity IS important, rotation direction depends on it... Philo (17 years ago, 21-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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Update ====== Universal sets from 1982 now added. Blakbird (17 years ago, 20-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) I'd love to claim full credit, but I really have to say I never would have thought this was possible until I had read about the original. The patent for the original Digi-comp II is really interesting - the one patent contains the idea for (...) (17 years ago, 16-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) understand how some of it works... What does the lower layer do? Is it just concerned with 2's complementing and clearing the accumulator? cheers, Alexander (17 years ago, 15-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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Update ====== Many more categories with feature comparisons added. Over a hundred new photos. Eric blakbird (URL) Technicopedia> (17 years ago, 15-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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"Brian Davis" <brdavis@iusb.edu> wrote in message news:Jt21tp.nGo@lugnet.com... (...) rectangle expanding into an empty rectangle in the bottom right corner of the YouTube play bar. Clicking this will allow you to enter full-screen mode. (Esc (...) (17 years ago, 15-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Well, I finally got the video put together, with some narration to explain a little bit of what's going on. I wish I could put it on YouTube a bit bigger (it's all 640x480, but YouTube seems to compress it down). (URL) sorry about the (...) (17 years ago, 14-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Building a realistic working road grader from Technic LEGO parts.
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(...) Hello Geoffrey Thanks for the positive comments! In order to get a steering system that could have that many axis of freedom in that amount of space it was necessary to use the ball-and-socket pieces. There may have been another way, but not (...) (17 years ago, 12-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Digicomp II
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(...) Wow! I for one can hardly wait to see the video of this. And I would love to see more explanation and construction details too! cheers, Alexander (17 years ago, 10-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: How to make a perfect octagon or hexagon?
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Thanks -- making a hexagon out of equilateral triangles occurred to me after submitting my post, but I really had no idea what was going on with the funny angle, so this has been very educational. As always, this is one of the most helpful and (...) (17 years ago, 10-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Good to know; I loved it from the first time I saw it, but the rarity was a problem. (...) I had an instant use for that piece as well - flip-flop gates for a working model of Digi-comp II: (URL) when I eventually get time to compile it... the (...) (17 years ago, 10-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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(snip) and the very rare but handy "Technic bush with 3 axles" (URL) (yeah, from just one set it (...) That particular piece is showing up in more sets: The Batman Copter with Scarecrow's bi-plane has three of those pieces in the set, and the new (...) (17 years ago, 10-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) A 12-12-17 triangle is very nearly right, and has angles of about 44.9 degrees. I used four of them in making a stop sign: (URL) Note that all eight corners are nicely studded down. Joe and Brian wrote: (...) Well whaddaya know! I'd always (...) (17 years ago, 10-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.edu, FTX)
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(...) Try approaching it in steps. Can you make an equilateral triangle out of Technic beams? Don't worry about making the angles rigid, just make a structure with three equal-length sides, connected near the corners (connected with something that (...) (17 years ago, 10-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) The tri-blade is great for hexagons.... (URL) (17 years ago, 10-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) It would appear that they're approximately 126.8698976 degrees. That's from approximating some angles and noticing that what I think they were trying to do was to create the geometry such that a 3-4-5 right triangle was possible. DaveE (17 years ago, 10-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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Your best bet would be the #4 angle connector, its a 135 degree angle. (17 years ago, 10-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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I'm trying to make a largish (20 cm across or so) octagon or hexagon out of technic parts. I thought this would be easy, because I believed that the bent technic beams (e.g. (URL) 32348>) had a 135-degree angle, or at least some angle that would (...) (17 years ago, 10-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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Hello Jonathan, You have to check the pictures on the box to see how the blade is mounted to the bulldozer... Greetings Maico Arts Jonathan Wilson schreef: (...) (17 years ago, 8-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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Update ====== Sets from 1981 have been listed including 8844, 8845, 8846, 8848, and 8859. blakbird (17 years ago, 8-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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Both the 951 instructions and the 856 instructions on Peeron show a bulldozer on the front page with a flat blade. However, the instructions show how to build a front end loader with no instructions for the bulldozer at all. Anyone know whats going (...) (17 years ago, 7-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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"Nathan Bell" <Radarbell@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:Jsn2Jz.7nD@lugnet.com... (...) Another two pneumatic cylinders, and I think you would've had the steering like a real grader does. I've seen few other models with that degree of steering (...) (17 years ago, 7-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Clarification: the blade design in the pictures works but my modification did not work- therefore the overall blade range remains about 45 degrees. (17 years ago, 6-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I did a large technic road grader in 2006, and although the steering works, it does not work exactly like the real thing. I tried to modify it to make the blade rotate further, but it did not work and the design in the pictures is finished. (...) (17 years ago, 6-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Have you thought about using pneumatics for the front end? Are you planning on a newer style machine? Old motor graders had linkage and drive shafts to run everything. Modern machines are all hydraulic and use hydrostatic front wheel drive. I (...) (17 years ago, 2-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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I've been looking at how to do a properly done, realistic road grader for some time now, from Technic LEGO, and I've become stuck trying to properly emulate a realistic design for the front steering. As anyone who's seen a road grader knows, they (...) (17 years ago, 1-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic)
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