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(...) I might be wrong, but if your incline is at 63 degrees, then the component of force (force being the weight of your model) along the inclined surface is = 4.5*sin(63) = 4.0 kg. That is the force, or pull, your model is generating in a (...) (23 years ago, 24-Oct-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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(...) I'd be interested in an l.s.d if it could be packaged small enough. Did you use worm gears on the axles as part of a telescopic drive shaft system? (...) But can you do it without the transmisson exploding? :-) Actually your figures sound (...) (23 years ago, 24-Oct-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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(...) able to make up there own stories. Another thing that prevents creativity and imagination is juniorisation. We are being given less and larger peices which does not allow us to build what we like from any set anymore. (23 years ago, 24-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.general)
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(...) As I said before, I am not sure if they still do this. You won't find them on shop at home as they are not there. You have to specifically ask if they have some for sale. If they do then you have to send them a cheque or postal order or (...) (23 years ago, 24-Oct-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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Thanks. I was not aware that one could order those wheels seperately. I have never seen them advertised as such through Lego. I am planning on picking up an 8466 at some point, so I guess I will have six then. By the way, how many technic motors do (...) (23 years ago, 24-Oct-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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(...) The steering was not impresive. It had a tunring circle of 1.62 meters. The worm gears in the axles meant that I could use fewer gears in gearing it down. This decreased the amount of play in the complete transmission and so starts climbing as (...) (23 years ago, 24-Oct-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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I was reading an interview today over at Kanohi-Power.com with "Michael," a PR guy with LEGO. His answer to this question caught my eye... Q: Do you think we'll see more story line based sets in the future since Bionicle is selling so well? A: If (...) (23 years ago, 24-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, Allan Portillo writes: 4 powered power puller tyre's, been their, done that :-) (URL) really like your 4x4, especially the exposed suspension. Your a fellow live axle fan I see, definately the way to go. Although I wouldn't want (...) (23 years ago, 24-Oct-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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(...) And 8856 (23 years ago, 24-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) The correct URL is www.geocities.com/te...index.html (23 years ago, 24-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I am in the process of updating my site to showcase a motorbike that sports a working pedal brake using the flex system. Some prelim stuff can be found at www.geocities.com/te...ndex.html, but it might take a couple of weeks or more untill the (...) (23 years ago, 24-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) The secret to a srong gearbox is to get all the gears completely in mesh with each other, not so the gears only just touch ( as seen in the gear boxes of the 8880 and the 8448 ). I no longer have the model assembled and I don't have any (...) (23 years ago, 24-Oct-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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(...) I saw this on Brickshelf earlier today and thought it looked pretty good. It's nice to see a working 4x4. Well done. Any dats or description of the drive/gearbox? Martin X-posted to lugnet.technic (23 years ago, 24-Oct-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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8839 <Supply ship> too, for steering. 8002 <Destroyer droid> contains flex parts, but they're decoration only. Duq Miles Gentry <gentrym@gte.net> wrote in message news:GLoJ43.2w6@lugnet.com... (...) (23 years ago, 24-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Got any specs, ie, lengths? (...) 8074 8437 8440 8479 8485 8828 8891 (23 years ago, 23-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic)
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I've uploaded a few pics of my new MOC which digs into my supply of bent beams; (URL) haven't "motorized" this model yet, but that exercise shouldn't change the outline too much, just fill in some of the rather empty inside space! JB (23 years ago, 23-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic)
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A common use of flex system on cars is for the steering linkages. The 8479 Bar Code Truck also uses them for some other purposes, but you've already been told that. I don't thing I have seen any other major uses of the cables. Didn't you just ask (...) (23 years ago, 23-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic)
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I have recently aquired a lot of flex system & I am looking for suggestions of good ways to use it on the technic car I am about to build... (23 years ago, 23-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) **bump** Anyone know? Still curious... thanks :) (23 years ago, 23-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.slizer, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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-- Michael Camilleri "Ralph Hempel" <rhempel@bmts.com> wrote in message news:CAEBIOGHPFFJALB...mts.com... (...) can (...) I meant tesile strength (...) able to (...) or (...) you (...) but (...) (23 years ago, 22-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic)
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