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| (...) Hmmmm. I'm not sure - I thought twice about even posting to .technic, as there's no motors or anything, and it's definitely not "technic scale". Does it really qualify as technic?? ROSCO (23 years ago, 4-Apr-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) had 4 of the others, I decided to use those. I may, however, use this for the luffing boom cable, now that you've pointed it out 8?) Now all I need is a shed full of the 16L links.... ROSCO (23 years ago, 3-Apr-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.technic)
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| (...) Hey, wow, are you really pleased with the Taig? How's the precision? Microproto advertises .0005 repeatability now. Other makers of micro-mills are Roland, Light Machines, Emco-Mayer, Enco, but I am not aware of one as inexpensive and (...) (23 years ago, 3-Apr-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) Ah, stole my idea! I was going for the same design (next)! But HA, I built one smaller, although it isn't as strong...! I was thinking of a bigger one next... But mine is starting out red... My smaller Crawler (HA a rhyme): (URL) (23 years ago, 3-Apr-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.technic)
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| Just in case anyone is interested, The little machine is a desktop milling machine supplied by Microproto. They buy the basic mill from Taig and add all the motors, controllers and software. I am buying sheet stock ABS and ABS/PVC from McMaster, (...) (23 years ago, 3-Apr-02, to lugnet.technic)
| | | | | Re: It's not fair
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| (...) There are various stratergy's a dodgy roofer might employ. He may try and charge for you fixing somthing he broke himself. or for somthing that isn't broke that he hasn't actually fixed. or for somthing that was broke but that he hasn't fixed. (...) (23 years ago, 3-Apr-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) I've thought of another part: curved beams. Take a beam (traditional or studless) and bend it about an axis perpendicular to its length. For example, you could have two different radii so that curved train track could be supported under both (...) (23 years ago, 3-Apr-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) 1) What is a roofer? *remembers dictionary.com* "One who lays or repairs roofs." Hm, you had a roofer come to visit or did you have to fix what a roofer failed to fix? 2) What wrong thread? (...) What votes? I can't see any votes for Steve (...) (23 years ago, 3-Apr-02, to lugnet.technic)
| | | | | Re: Orrery gear train
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| (...) I wondered as I was working out my own table if someone hadn't already done it! Very useful (it needs an addendum to include the 56-tooth turntable) He uses old 14-tooth bevel gears back-to-back in several trains. I'm having to make do without (...) (23 years ago, 3-Apr-02, to lugnet.technic)
| | | | | It's not fair
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| (...) posted that same idea first. And you got it in the wrong thread :) All my Motec votes will now go mysteriously missing :) Just having some fun :) Steve (23 years ago, 3-Apr-02, to lugnet.technic)
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