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Re: Tallest lego crane
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lugnet.technic
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Sat, 1 Jan 2005 16:32:09 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Alvin Brant wrote:
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> Wow.
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> So what are the non LEGO things in it? The weights, obviously, and I'm assuming
> the string. The wires from the control switches on the 9V train controller and
> the snakecable covering them, presumably.
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> Anything else? What's the provenance of the long guys from the jib to the top of
> the first boom and from the second boom bottom to the end? (I can't remember the
> names of the crane parts at the mo) I am assuming those are not LEGO either
> since they have to take tension and there isn't much in the LEGO universe that's
> really long and can take a lot of tension.
The guy stays are made of aluminum, and are pinned together with 3 stud long
axles. I have access to a computer controlled router table at work which i
desgned and made the guys with. The only other thing non-lego is a bolt that
goes through the center of the turntable for stability when setting up.
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> Setting that up,doing the lift, and taking it down... all day project?
The entire crane comes apart in modules, so it was set up, photographed, and
taken apart in about 4 hours.
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> Spotlighted and cross posted to .build and .technic. FUT left set to .technic.
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> Thanks for sharing!
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| In lugnet.general, Alvin Brant wrote: (snipped) Wow. So what are the non LEGO things in it? The weights, obviously, and I'm assuming the string. The wires from the control switches on the 9V train controller and the snakecable covering them, (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jan-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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