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| (...) Aha, the penny drops. I have two of those (grey) from one of the old gear sets as well, pretty much all that remains from these sets. I enjoyed them at the time too, but when the Technic stuff came out, well, that was that... Jennifer Clark (25 years ago, 9-Jan-01, to lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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| A while ago, I saw a post about constructing a working differential out of standard parts (i.e. medium sized pulleys, connector pegs and *no* gears). I cannot find the post and I was wondering if anyone knows how to do it. (25 years ago, 9-Jan-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) backlash (...) You may find some answer in a post where I explained how Paolo Masetti won the line following robotics contest during Italian Legofest IV. One of Paolo's robot key feature was the reduced backlash in the steering gear train. (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jan-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) Yeah, there are a couple of those in this set. The grey brick was used to hold the axles for those red spoked wheels and the really neat tracks. I just recently purchased a copy of set 404, which is pretty much identical to 912. Why are there (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jan-01, to lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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| (...) I was(am) lucky enough to actually have it :) Hate to rub it in, but it was indeed a great set and I spent hours with it as a child. In many ways it was a pre-technic set (I think there was no Technic theme back in 1976) with axles, motor, (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jan-01, to lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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| Give Bob Fay an email rfay@we.mediaone.net a lot of his models have to deal with gear bcklash accurately . Perhaps get him to reply to your post here (if his response doesn't beat this post). (URL) Mattson" <mattson@byu.edu> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jan-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) I still remember looking longingly at the catalogue at this set. I still am, boy do I want a 912 now. junior (25 years ago, 9-Jan-01, to lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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| (...) A 2x4 brick? (25 years ago, 9-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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| Thanks all. I got my answer. It was an extra from my Space Shuttle. Heres another one a BRICK with Technic axle holes in ALL sides. -- Kenneth A. Drumm Ph.D. (25 years ago, 9-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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| (...) There are two 5.5 with stop and one #12 (or was it #10?) in ZNAP set 3521: (URL) of the sets I bought had a damaged long axle, I'll take som photos of it. It's been ruined in the mold or while still warm. (I bought two copies to get four 6582 (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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