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| | | (...) Sorry to reply to my own message, I just knew that I couldn't actually write anything that short. Actually, the thin rubbery tubes have the same inner diameter as regular pneumatic tubes, even though the outer diameter is considerably smaller. (...) (25 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | | | | Re: Flex tube material —Todd Lehman
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| | | | (...) Hmm, same inner diameter -- that would mean they'd work just fine as pneumatic tubes, then, right? (Unless they'd *pop* because they're too thin? :) --Todd (25 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | | | | | Re: Flex tube material —Philip Ogston
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| | | | (...) Yup, I tried it. But considering that I have only two small pieces of thin tubing and probably about 20 feet total of regular pneumatic tubing... (can't get T connectors without buying tube, just got two more service packs :-) It crossed my (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | | | | | Re: Flex tube material —Bram Lambrecht
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| | | | (...) Yeah, you can...I have way more T's than pneumatic sets--they're used as details in Model Team engines, eg, 5571 comes with eight. --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com ---...---oooo-----(_...o---...--- WWW: (URL) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | | | | | Re: Pneumatic T connectors (was Re: Flex tube material) —Philip Ogston
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| | | | (...) Thanks for the tip! I've thought about buying Model Team sets, and this is one more enticement. Does anyone know of other model team (or other genre) sets which contain pneumatic T connectors? By the way, I looked quickly at the Lugnet entry (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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| | | | | | Re: Pneumatic T connectors (was Re: Flex tube material) —Jonathan Wilson
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| | | | | (...) They are used on the engine, which would be hidden in the lugnet picture. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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| | | | | | Re: Flex tube material) —Bram Lambrecht
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| | | | (...) 5571 has an 8 cylinder engine under the hood. Inserted in the hole in the middle of each cylinder (2x2 round brick), is a T connector. I would guess that some of the other cars with engines, such as the Blue Fury, *might* have T connectors... (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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