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(...) That would work great! Since Lego has not provided threaded axles in any quantity, substitute parts (non-Lego) are necessary. As an engineer, I'm just fine with using whatever works, Lego or non-Lego. I've used steel 3/16" bolts quite a bit. (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jul-01, to lugnet.technic)
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T. J. writes; >Friction pins are an excellent connector because they are easy and >convenient to use, but they lack the ability to provide any axial >compression (i.e. tightening of a bolt "squeezes" the parts together). While >this may not be (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jul-01, to lugnet.technic)
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"Steven Lane" <Steveroblane@aol.com> wrote in message news:GFw4Hy.DC7@lugnet.com... (...) is (...) Seems to work in Media Player, but not in QuickTime 4. What codec did you use? Dan (24 years ago, 3-Jul-01, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Noted. You're absolutely right. It's been a while since my degree and I'm a railway engineer now, sorry about that slip up. I must go back and review my notes on egg-sucking too!! (...) So should I leave the part about Lego being no worse for (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jul-01, to lugnet.technic)
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Living halfway between the sticks and the boonies as I do, in upstate NY, my TRU is usually the last to get new stuff so I was happy to see Bionicles arrive last weekend together with the price reduction on the Droid Developer go into effect. (I (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jul-01, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Large steel structures (i.e. buildings and bridges) are welded and BOLTED together. Rivets are rarely used anymore in these structures. (...) Friction pins are an excellent connector because they are easy and convenient to use, but they lack (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jul-01, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) It hits the salient points. As you say it may need a bit of shortening. But overall, it's brill. (Even though it doesn't even mention the vast civil engineering possibilities afforded by use of the Train parts. (1)) 1 - that last bit was a (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jul-01, to lugnet.technic)
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Okay. Now I know how FTP works (i.e seamlessly, it wasn't like that in 1994 when I was at University!) As Gael says that is a cool article, just one question. Did the Constructopedia ever go online? I have never seen any reference to it on Lugnet. (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jul-01, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) That's a cool article. Even if it is from 1995. It is really relevant. Each point is illustrated with a picture. Gael (24 years ago, 3-Jul-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.loc.uk)
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I am looking for a scanned copy of the instructions to the 8252 police buggy, does anyone have one? (24 years ago, 3-Jul-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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