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(...) I have succeeded in directly cascading trinary pneumatic stages (where cylinders stop in the middle). This is a direct development of my mid-stop pneumatic JCB steering mechanism, which I first described here two years ago: (URL) (second (...) (19 years ago, 3-Oct-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: New technique: three position piston control
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(...) I tried to make a sequencer using two mid-stop piston configurations, and it didn't work out on paper (at least the cases I tried.) Hmmm...... I think that with a walker, you probably need to add one more switch to instrument full (...) (19 years ago, 2-Oct-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | Re: Crazy building moment?
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(...) this. But i'm gonna use conventinal rc parts for power (ie motor, prop, servos) and make the rest of the plane Lego. I don't know how "pure" this is and i don't care. All i want is to make a plane made of mostly Lego fly. I might be naive but (...) (19 years ago, 2-Oct-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: New technique: three position piston control
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(...) 6 legs and 3 leg groups is a great idea!! (...) I've think about overshooting the mid point and i don't know sure but i think it will overshoot the mid point whan you link them in serie isn't it?... and when you build it into a walking beast i (...) (19 years ago, 2-Oct-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | Liebherr LR-1750
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Well, I finally got around to posting some pictures of the early stages of my latest creation. It is a model of a Liebherr LR-1750 crawler crane to go along with my LR-11200. The pictures are still being "moderated" but here is the link; (URL) (...) (19 years ago, 1-Oct-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Video of Cable Shovel In Action
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(...) Ah - understandable. I actually stocked up on them from bricklink, as I so often found them useful. I admit - I tend to agree with you on the noise making it "larger than life". Any chance of videos of the upgraded hoist then? One other thing (...) (19 years ago, 1-Oct-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Interview about my hobby on the Dutch TV
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(...) One does not need to understand Dutch to enjoy this video. I watched the video 5 times back to back. Those trucks are huge! That Scania LS111 is the most beautiful Lego truck I have ever seen. The Menck M154 is Motorized, which I did not know (...) (19 years ago, 1-Oct-05, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic, lugnet.publish, FTX)
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| | Re: Alvin Brant, what is your email address?
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(...) Nathan, check your inbox. If you have one from "bubba brant" then you have it now. Alvin. (19 years ago, 30-Sep-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: New technique: three position piston control
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In lugnet.technic, Kevin L. Clague wrote: (SNIP) (...) Sadly not, though I'll upload a lot more to my Brickshelf once my digital camera arrives. That will be better than circuits for explaining the positions of offset switches. I had also planned to (...) (19 years ago, 30-Sep-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Video of Cable Shovel In Action
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(...) I probably could reduce bulk and noise by using worm gears, but at the time I built that part of the machine I only owned two worms and I needed them in other places. The 'crowd' has two motors and transmissions and I had already used one worm (...) (19 years ago, 30-Sep-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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