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  Re: Look what I found!
 
(...) Try: (URL) (23 years ago, 29-Nov-01, to lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: Joining Beams Axially at 90 deg
 
(...) How about (URL) (23 years ago, 29-Nov-01, to lugnet.technic)  
 
  Look what I found!
 
Amazingly enough, last weekend, while at my mom's place I went up into the attic to retrieve some Christmas decorations and found an old box full of Legos and instructions that I had as a kid in the late 70's. I found several old Space sets but was (...) (23 years ago, 29-Nov-01, to lugnet.technic)
 
  Joining Beams Axially at 90 deg
 
Hey Technic Fans, How would you connect two beams together, end to end, with one rotated 90 degrees? (URL) only solutions I can think of at the moment are big, bulky, and not feasible. I'm looking for a simple connection that will fix the two beams (...) (23 years ago, 29-Nov-01, to lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: Mata Nui bug?
 
(...) That happened to me too. I picked up Kapura (the fire guy) then I picked up Maku and Hafu. Then I saw Kapura again, and now I can't find Maku or Hafu. This update has some serious glitches. Ben (23 years ago, 29-Nov-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
 
  site updates
 
Hi everyone, I have made some updates to my site that you may want to check out. First, I made complete building instructions for the window walker robot, as some people expressed interest in this. (URL) I added a link to the Ferrari's new book, (...) (23 years ago, 28-Nov-01, to lugnet.technic)  
 
  Re: Motorized Lego Steering - micromotor not up to the task
 
Set 8082 - motorized buildign set included both a micromotor and a car with mircromotorized wheel and rack steering. The motor is simply too slow and powerless to steer in any reasonable time. The mechanism also used rubber bands (URL) (23 years ago, 28-Nov-01, to lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: Motorized Lego Steering
 
(...) [snipped] (...) That pulley method immediately reminded me of a long since past Technic set that used it for motorized steering: (URL) be smaller thanks to the red mirco motor. (I sure don't recall one in 1980!) Adrian Egli (23 years ago, 28-Nov-01, to lugnet.technic)
 
  Mata Nui bug?
 
(...) I picked up the fire guy, then Kopeke, but then I saw the fire guy again (?). I talked to him and he joined my group again (?), but Kopeke disappeared from my Tohunga screen (and he is no longer where I picked him up). After I picked everyone (...) (23 years ago, 28-Nov-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
 
  Re: Motorized Lego Steering
 
Two ways I can think of: 1) use one of the white clutch gears 2) us a mindstorms rotation sensor to count the number of turns Tom (...) (23 years ago, 28-Nov-01, to lugnet.technic)
 
  3rd option (non-mechanic)
 
It had to be said: Use a rotation sensor and an RCX to interface to the motor A polarity switch will also work, see: (URL) (23 years ago, 28-Nov-01, to lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: Mechanical Automatic Transmission
 
Awesome! Thanks for building one of these. Have you put together any instructions or a .dat file? I'd like to use this in a 4x4 I'm building. Thanks again. -Nathan (...) (23 years ago, 28-Nov-01, to lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: Motorized Lego Steering
 
The simplest way is to merely use a clutch gear. (URL) The motor will continue to spin, but will quit pushing on the rack, effectively keeping your assembly in one piece. -Nathan (...) (23 years ago, 28-Nov-01, to lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: Motorized Lego Steering
 
(...) Their are two methods I can think of. The first is the one I used on my Rotinoff. Simply use the large pulley wheels for your transmisson. Use elastic bands in the gear down mechanism and when the steering reaches the stop the small pulley (...) (23 years ago, 27-Nov-01, to lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: building thicker technic axles
 
(...) One thing I noticed about Technic Axles is that they seem to have a bit of rational flex. You have to have something with a bit of mass being rotated about the axle to notice it. Look at my znap/technic ferris wheel here ... (URL) The center (...) (23 years ago, 27-Nov-01, to lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: building thicker technic axles
 
(...) Definitely. Although it doesn't need to rotate much, I've used such an idea on my bridge (URL) for the main support hinges. Also, as it only takes forces in 1 direction, I've only used 2 corner (macaroni) pieces on one side. The sections of (...) (23 years ago, 27-Nov-01, to lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: building thicker technic axles
 
(...) Well... there's always the technic turntables-- you can build on top of them with regular bricks... (URL)... (...) Probably. Although it might be considerably larger in order to get the sturdiness necessary. I know I contemplated it many times (...) (23 years ago, 27-Nov-01, to lugnet.technic)
 
  Motorized Lego Steering
 
Is there a way to stop the motor from exerting force on the gear rack once the steering has reached its furthest point? i.e. How do you stop the steering mechanism from going to far? (23 years ago, 27-Nov-01, to lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: building thicker technic axles
 
(...) Probably, but I think an easier solution is to have multiple shearing planes on your axle (a normal Technic axle). You can kind of see this idea in my crane: (URL) don't know how much shear force an axle can take, but I know it's quite a bit. (...) (23 years ago, 27-Nov-01, to lugnet.technic)
 
  building thicker technic axles
 
Hello, When I see those very big cranes, I wonder how the pivoting points at the bottom of the large booms can hold it out. Are two or more beams with a technic axle enough to handle the enormous force ? I was wondering if it's possible to build (...) (23 years ago, 27-Nov-01, to lugnet.technic)


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