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(...) How about a front-loading washing machine? No agitator. <PLUG> Here's something else you can do with geared-up motors: (URL) </PLUG> (25 years ago, 28-Jul-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Hello, I seem to remember that the "display window" on technic boxes always show different parts, so there would not be two 24 tooth gears on display. Just some trivial info. Lars Gertsen - Denmark (25 years ago, 28-Jul-00, to lugnet.technic)
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"G. Benedikt Rochow" <rochogb@eng.auburn....ethis.edu> wrote in message news:FyF0AL.611@lugnet.com... (...) Yes. The balloon tires found in 8446 Monster Crane Truck and the upcoming 8279 4WD X-Track and 5219 Spare Wheels Pack will fit these hubs. (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jul-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Do any of the balloon tires use the same hub as the wide racing tire (on 8440, Indy racer, Mill. throwbot)? (In particular, it looks as though the medium balloon tire, as included in both the upcoming simple chassis and the silver wheels pack (with (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jul-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) On ours, the "fan" (disk with vertical blades) at the bottom turns with the agitator one way and spins freely the other way. Also, the agitator turns further in the direction where it pulls clothes down, such that overall, it turns in that (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jul-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) To get serious for a moment, there are probably dozens of places near you (assuming you're not on some remote sheep station, connecting via direct satellite link ;-) Day care centers, the nursery at your church, the pediatrics ward at your (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jul-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I never hooked up a motor to it (mainly because the only motor I had at the time was in use in another model), so I don't know for sure, but IIRC it didn't involve much torque, once I tweaked the bushings to keep the gears meshed without (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jul-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Ran Talbott <ran@netgate.net> wrote in message news:FyCpHp.A1D@lugnet.com... (...) made (...) 10 (...) Hmmm - what would I do with all the rest of the Duplo, though? :o) I'd have enough trouble getting rid of it as it is ... (...) I had a closer (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jul-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Duplo set 2983 includes a barrel that's about 6 studs in diameter by 9 or 10 high. You'd need to drill the bottom for the agitator axle, but I think that's only a "venial" sin among purists, compared to introducing a "foreign element" ;-) (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jul-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Hmmm - but that was hand-cranked. Did you try applying a motor to it, and see if it could take on the same amount of torque? Rotational speed isn't the only factor to take into account, there is also the torsional component. To make a half-decent (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jul-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I don't know about the agitator, but with enough gears, you can speed up the rotation from a single motor quite easily. With 4 pairs of 24-tooth gears driving 8-tooth gears, I created a hand-cranked fan with incredible speed. So as long as the (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jul-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Oddly enough, there isn't one. But the better battery box is worth the sacrifice, for me. Especially since I also bought one of the cheaper sets to get shafted (so to speak). (...) Boba Fett has been stealing parts out of Lego sets? ;-) Ran (25 years ago, 26-Jul-00, to lugnet.znap, lugnet.technic, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.robotics)
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3591 does not contain any flex shafts. 3552 and 3571 should each contain two. Dennis (...) -- Dennis Williamson - Certified Y2K Complacent Bad News: The next millenium starts on a Monday. Good News: You get the day off. (remove .NO and SPAM. to (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jul-00, to lugnet.znap, lugnet.technic, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.robotics)
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"Miles Gentry" <gentrym@gte.net> wrote in message news:Fy128y.Gz6@lugnet.com... (...) while (...) not (...) Good (...) Get (...) on (...) "clearance" (...) I didn't find a flexible drive shaft in this set. Can anyone confirm that it should be (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jul-00, to lugnet.znap, lugnet.technic, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.robotics)
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I'm wondering if anyone has ever given this a go - specifically, the top-loading variety. Of particular interest would be how to recreate the agitator gearing mechanism so that it moves back and forth separately from the bowl. Then there is the (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jul-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Scala figures would be your best bet. I think they're still too small, but they're larger than any other (current) LEGO figures. Of course, you'd then have the LEGO equivalent of Barbie's Dream Corvette. Steve (25 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Hi folks, Here's to inform you that my pneumatics page has moved to: (URL) original site was getting kinda cramped with only 2 Mb space, yep it was that litte. The new site offers much more room but has a few quirks like not accepting files with (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Can you tell me how they work? I can see that the upper legs are two parallel beams, which can control the angle at the knee joint. But, what operates the horizontal bar at the top? It would have to tilt this bar at the same time as driving (...) (25 years ago, 23-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) None that I've seen. And I *am* watching closely for them ;-) Some of the new Race sets use the 5-hole beam for suspension swingarms. That's all I've discovered so far that hasn't already been mentioned. I'm hoping Lego will at least put (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jul-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I do not know the length, but there are some of those beams in the Dark Side Developer Kit. They're used for the legs so they are fairly long. Eric. (25 years ago, 22-Jul-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Hi, I've noticed the introduction of rounded, straight full-width technic beams lately. For example, there are five hole beams in the 8002 Destroyed Droid, and there are 15 hole beams in some of the speed slammers sets. But which other sizes exist? (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jul-00, to lugnet.technic)
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TRU in Fresh Pond Shopping Mall (Alewife, MA) had the larger sets (as of yesterday), i.e. #3591, #3552 and #3571 as well as some 3581 Formula Z Car in Storage Box (no motor). I bought a few, but left many (at least 20 I guess). Note that TRU online (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jul-00, to lugnet.znap, lugnet.technic, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Thursday July 20, 2000 6:00 PM the TRU pricer had marked all but 2 sets. None of the sets revealed prices at the bar code scanners available to shoppers, but did produce the sale prices at the check-out scanner. ZNAP sets did not occupy the (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jul-00, to lugnet.znap, lugnet.technic, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Oops, I haven't built my Tie Interceptor yet! Maybe I don't deserve to be a Sith Master after all. No wonder the cape wasn't in the box. :-) -- David Schilling (25 years ago, 22-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) The internals seem identical. The colours are different. Darker, if you know what I mean! :-) After all, the best part about being on the dark side of the force is the dark cloaks you get to wear, right? I'm still looking for mine, though. (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.starwars)
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Actually, while the Tie uses that piece, the X-Wing, interestingly, does not. (...) -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home ***(URL) Bay Area DSMs (25 years ago, 22-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) If you use angle brackets <> instead of the parentheses that were in the original message (), it should come out okay. Angle brackets are a standard for setting off URLs in text, and should be recognized as such by virtually every Internet (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) That part is also in the 7181 UCS TIE Interceptor, as the collar that sits on the display stand (it's probably in the 7191 UCS X-wing too, for the same purpose, but since I don't have the X-wing yet, I can't say for sure). I was wondering (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.starwars)
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I just visited Legoland Billund, and they have a clearance sale for the 8880 Supercar (the black one), which amounts to approx $100 USD. They had about a dozen sets; I bought two of them for myself. They also had the 8448 Supercar (the new, red one) (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I was thinking about this recently, as I am working on fitting out the interior with adjustable seats, 3 point seatbelts, glove compartments, handbrake, foot pedals and much more. I was considering making my own scaled figures out of lego, but (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Does it come with the same Micro Scout as the DDK? Are the programs the same? (25 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) coast always seems to have a month or more delay after the east coast gets new sets, here in America. Wish it wasn't so, but then, I'm glad I'm in America, as other places in the world are a lot worse off in this respect.) I got it from LEGO (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) What are "Adult Belville?" Where can such an item be purchased? Thanks SG (25 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.technic)
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"Eelco Kooiker" <eelco@kooiker.demon.nl> wrote in message news:Fy1JuC.D9w@lugnet.com... (...) of it. (...) That is excellent. Must have taken ages. Where does one get the CAD program you are using? Huw (25 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Somehow, you broke that link with the bracket there - the correct link is (URL) - I usually don't put brackets around links for this very reason - there is a good chance that OE5 (Outlook Express V5) will break the links in this manner ... There is (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.technic)
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I have made a Destoyer Droid in SolidWorks (a 3D-Cad program) On my website ((URL) you can see a picture of it. There will following more pictures when I have made the last components (rubber bands, some flexsystem pieces and the flexible tubes) (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.technic) !
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(...) Where can you get it? And do they sell it to Europe? Eelco Kooiker (URL) (25 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.starwars)
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Those new parts look cool. (25 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.starwars)
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Has anyone received their <set:9754> Dark Side Developer Kit yet? I did a few days ago. The AT-AT is pretty cool. The articulated knee joints are incredible! I'm going to have to copy these! I haven't built any of the other models, but there are a (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) My experience with Znap has been "mixed". Certainly, I couldn't've done my ferris wheel without those huge 1/8th-circle pieces. But I found it impossible to build a suitable support frame for it with Znap: the plastic is softer than Technic, (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.znap, lugnet.technic, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.robotics)
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