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Hi! I'm currently working on an aircraft in Technic and I need help to construct an propeller. The model I'm copying uses a propeller with six "blades" (are they perhaps named rotors?). I figured that I can use the medium pulley wheel as base to (...) (25 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | 9V train speed controller for powering a code pilot?
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Hello everybody, Has anyone ever tried using a 9V train speed controller for powering a code pilot? I'd like to use this setup to in order to create little programs for a 9V train. Any experiences or thoughts? I would be grateful if you'd let me (...) (25 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: 1 motor 2 speed transmission
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This is another nice piece of work. I did not understand it until I downloaded the Dat file and opened it. Very nice! This is another useable design. Thanks for posting it. A top view would be really cool on your website. -- Bob Fay (...) (25 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Broken 8448 Shocks
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(...) does the 8448 have the same ones as the 8445 does or were you referring to the even newer 8458? josh (25 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 1 motor 2 speed transmission
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Hey, Check out my page www.lcs.net/users/oglewood/ Go under "lego Ideas" and click on the two speed transmission. Also, I have tried it with four speeds (R-1-2-3) but it gets too big after that. Hope that helps! Adam "Bob Fay" <rfay@we.mediaone.net> (...) (25 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: 1 motor 2 speed transmission
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I just finished a recreation of your transmission. Great piece of engineering. Thanks for sharing your work. I hope I can work this into one of my machines. -- Bob Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net The Shop (URL) Silverstein" <amnon@best.com> wrote in (...) (25 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Wheels in cybermaster (8482)
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(...) No, there should be four of the slick yellow wheel/tyre combinations. I'm refering to the same wheel which is found on the 8445. Fredrik (25 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Wheels in cybermaster (8482)
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Hello, I have just bought a used cybermaster. There are only 3 large wheels in the set. Is this correct? Lars Gertsen - Denmark (25 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | 1 motor 2 speed transmission
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Here is a transmission I've been working on. It has two forward speeds 5:1 and 1:3. If you run the motor one way, you get forward low gear. If you run the motor the other way, you get forward high gear. I am using a differental to split the two (...) (25 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: transmision help... Anyone?
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(...) yah, look here: (URL) especially here: (URL) (25 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | transmision help... Anyone?
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HI, I don not have either of the superacars and am longing to be able to make a transmission but can't without the spiecal parts given in the 8880 and 8448. Does anyone know of a way to make a transmision with out those parts? Thanks Geordan (25 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Broken 8448 Shocks
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(...) The phone number for NA Consumer Affairs is always printed in the catalogs they include in sets. On the inside of the front cover. Steve (25 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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| | LEGO Studios camera?
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I guess the LEGO Studios movie maker <set:1349> is shipping October 1st according to S@H. Does anyone know if the camera is the same as in the Vision Command set? It looks the same just a different color housing. Are there any reviews out there for (...) (25 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Two original Technic creations
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(...) Have you seen this thread? (URL) fan! John:) (25 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Two original Technic creations
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(...) That's pretty good Tobbe, I've always thought that interfacing lego with non-lego elements is a total nightmare. Add to that the difficulty of controlling the pneumatic elements electronically and it is even more impressive. (...) That's a (...) (25 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Two original Technic creations
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(...) I did a eight legged walker to try the servo -> polarity switch function a while back. I took some pictures but I have yet to put them on the net. I'm totaly rebuilding my site. But I have some photos of the test-versions of servo -> LEGO (...) (25 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Two original Technic creations
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John Cromer <cro@astro.caltech.edu> wrote in message news:G10w2J.o3@lugnet.com... (...) You're way off, by a long shot then. I believe someone already said the longest was around 500 messages, this one has a long way to go yet. Apart from that, I (...) (25 years ago, 17-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Two original Technic creations
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Jennifer, your models are truly wonderful! The balance between structural/mechanical/technical and aesthetic is just about perfect. Also, the writeup on your webpage is excellent - lots of good pictures and plenty of fascinating details. Keep up the (...) (25 years ago, 17-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Howdy folks, This thread is pulling me out of my summer-long exile from posting to lugnet. (Been in Hawaii working like a dog....) Allow me to join the long line of gushing. Congratulations, Jennifer. These web pages are an inspiration and an (...) (25 years ago, 17-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: 8458 - Silver Champion -- Opinions?
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lugnet.technic had a big thread on the 8458 a month or so ago. Dig back in the archives. (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Two original Technic creations
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How many meter of this tubing do you need? Simple, and very cheap (Dutch solution ...) Buy this copper-filled electric wire, used to connect the internal system in your house. Available in red, blue, yellow-green, brown, black and maybe more. (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Two original Technic creations
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This is exactly the reaction I would have written! Keep on building! Klaas from Holland ---...--- Sean Kelly schreef: (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Two original Technic creations
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I tend to think of anything with less than 200 parts as a parts pack to lump in with bigger stuff ... Like sets with around as many pieces as the Mindstorms Vision system - most could be classified as a fairly good parts pack, and a quicktime camera (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Two original Technic creations
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(...) place (...) construction (...) or (...) I can easily add 8462 Pneumatic Tow Truck to this category. I don't own the set, but from the incpection of its box, it looks like very nice from the functional/mechanical point of view, and surely it's (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: 8458 - Silver Champion -- Opinions?
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Nice to build, it took about 5 hours altogether. It is quite large at about 2 feet. Unlike the supercar the parts are not pre sorted. I was very pleased with it. I didn't see any pieces which were new to me. -- Tony "Peter A. Vogel" (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Terminator style hand
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(...) WHOA. That is neat. Could you post some more pictures showing building details? (25 years ago, 16-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | 8458 - Silver Champion -- Opinions?
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Does anyone have the 8458 yet? If so, what do you think of the set? Good pieces? Interesting construction? How big is it? Thanks, -Peter FLL Team #1096 coach (25 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Two original Technic creations
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(...) Easy! I think your plans for that project are great, it could well turn out to be the Mother of all Lego remote control trucks. I am really interested in seeing the interface between the RC servos and Lego elements. Thanks for the feedback, (...) (25 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Two original Technic creations
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(...) There is a recent model I am still undecided about, the Monster Crane Truck (8446). It has some pretty cool mechanisms, especially the grab, and is very well constructed, but from an appearance point of view would look more in place on the (...) (25 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Two original Technic creations
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(...) Yeah, I've used a few of the 16 tooth idlers in the crane model for the gearbox and a few other things. These parts really are a godsend! Unfortunately only an 8 tooth gear will do for my current application. I may have thought of a way round (...) (25 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Broken 8448 Shocks
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(...) I did this a few weeks ago myself. Just call Lego Shop @ Home and they will transfer you over to customer service and they will send you the replacement shocks for free. The number for Shop@Home is 1-800-835-4386. Keith Blumenthal (25 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Two original Technic creations
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Two words: Marry me?? :-) Wow! Paul Sinasohn (...) (25 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Two original Technic creations
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Hear, Hear!!! Brad will you please check these out? Is it feasible for TLC to consider licensing/purchasing plans from AFOLs?? I think that any of us would be honored to give permission, as long as the plans weren't altered.... Please check out (...) (25 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Old & New Motors: work output comparison???
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(...) There is a good page about this here: (URL) his tests found that the the new 9V geared motor provides at least twice as much torque at a similar RPM. In practice, some pretty amazing torque can be obtained with either, and sometimes I favour (...) (25 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | WTB 20t crown bevel gear
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howdy, I need 10 or so of these, if anyone can help please email me directly. I have a few things to trade, but not much. to see a pic of this part go here: (URL) scott (25 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Broken 8448 Shocks
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(...) What is the phone number (I'm in the US) to call? I am surprised that Lego doesn't seem to have a customer support e-mail address, and I can't even find an appropriate phone number. I found the damper parts broken on my Supercar just recently, (...) (25 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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| | Old & New Motors: work output comparison???
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It's CRANE TIME ast Elwood & Bubbas' workshop. After a two year - hiatus, E & B are back at the drawing board, hard at work on their biggest crane ever. My quest is for performance measures of the old & new Lego motors: which one produces more work (...) (25 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Broken 8448 Shocks
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Forgot to say, the ones she sent me look exactly like the old ones. (25 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Broken 8448 Shocks
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One if mine broke. I called Lego and they happily replaced it, free shipping. I was surprised that the rep knew exactly what I was talking about--she went ahead and sent me two new ones, instead of just the one that broke. I realize now that it is a (...) (25 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Two original Technic creations
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(...) *roar* Now that was mean! How am I supposed to be able to show off with my comming Technic lumber truck now Jennifer? LOL! Great job! I gave the URL to a lot off ppl and they all said WOW! I can't say anything that hasn't already been said (...) (25 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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