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Hi everyone; I had a question on the 8857 Street Chopper model from 1993. I was looking at the instructions for this on Brickshelf and am wondering if the chain in the rear has any purpose other than decoration. The 8-tooth gear which is connected (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: The bodge and it's use in Technic Construction
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(...) The word bodge comes up quite often in the BBC show "Scrapheap Challenge", shown here in the States on the cable channel TLC under the name "Junkyard Wars". If you want another example, TV's MacGyver frequently bodged things. (26 years ago, 10-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| | RE: how do I use this technic 9v motor I bought?
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(...) The problem is that you haven't found a good balance of speed and torque. To make overcoming this problem easier, and to make the motors more efficient, the new motors contain some gears inside to slow down the output speed and increase the (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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| | how do I use this technic 9v motor I bought?
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I just picked up one of the old style 9v technic motors and I am having a problem. (URL) works just fine when I just run it so the motor is ok. If I make it into a vechicle however, it works when I hold it in the air but not when I put it on the (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Yet another use for 7106
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Only if TLG comes up with a suitable piece. And by that time, I suspect they'll also have a model to go with it, thus beating me to the point. But if they don't, then maybe I'll have a chance. :-) I've already got two 8462's, so there's some of the (...) (26 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: The bodge and it's use in Technic Construction
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What a disappointment. I was going to order a box of "bodges" to help with my constructions. -- Bob Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net (URL) Lane" <Steveroblane@aol.com> wrote in message news:GBJBsH.3y0@lugnet.com... (...) very (...) (26 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: The bodge and it's use in Technic Construction
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(...) A Kludge sounds like our term 'fudge' which is analagous to a bodge. :-) Steve (26 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: The bodge and it's use in Technic Construction
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If I understand correctly, sounds like what we (in USA) call a "kludge". Although in a less technical (read "non-computer geek") context we might say its was a jury-rigged or jack-legged solution. Bob (...) (26 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: The bodge and it's use in Technic Construction
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(...) I absolutely knew this would happen (not in the first post though). This phrase can't have travelled far then. A bodge is a british term for when you come up with a solution that isn't exactly right. A bodge is like, when you use tights for a (...) (26 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: The bodge and it's use in Technic Construction
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AAAHHA busted!! caught you! ha-ha..just kid'n around..what ever works for you!! (...) (26 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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