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In lugnet.technic, Kevin L. Clague wrote: (SNIP) (...) intriguing MOC!!!! He got two Technic awards and got a free Technic crane. Mr Christyatsen (who was there for the first time) gave him the new title of Pnuematic master! (...) (SNIP) (...) (...) (19 years ago, 16-Aug-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Dave Schilling's pneumatic parlor trick
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(...) This phenomemon is the reason why any pneumatic mechanism (such as steering) that you intend to stop in the middle (with pistons at the half way point) should always use two opposing pistons. This equalises the total piston area for each (...) (19 years ago, 16-Aug-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Dave Schilling's pneumatic parlor trick
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(...) Yep, that is why pistons push better than they pull. (19 years ago, 16-Aug-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Simplest steerable car chassis
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"Fredrik Glöckner" <fredrigl@math.uio.no> wrote in message news:IL9wsG.1y1G@lugnet.com... (...) I have a fair amount of older Technic, including steering parts, but not the most recent stuff. (...) it was the first thing I thought of, so I built it (...) (19 years ago, 16-Aug-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Dave Schilling's pneumatic parlor trick
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(...) Is it because the extension side of the piston face has a greater surface area than the retraction side? The connection between the piston face and the piston rod accounting for the difference. Steve (19 years ago, 16-Aug-05, to lugnet.technic)
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