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Re: A way to build a universal joint?
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lugnet.technic
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Tue, 26 Jun 2001 03:54:28 GMT
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Holy Moly that pix is old!!!! Good detective work!!!
Eric
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=Legomaster
In lugnet.technic, David Arnon writes:
> Very nice work!
>
> If you think the ones you've created are bulky, check out the way TLC created
> them 16 years ago:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/scans/1000/1031/1031-20a.html
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> - David
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> In lugnet.technic, Thomas Avery writes:
> > In lugnet.technic, Thomas Avery writes:
> > > Building a u-joint probably can be done, although I've never really tried.
> >
> > Okay, I've tried now. You've captured my interest and I wanted to see how I
> > could do it. Take a look at 3 ideas:
> >
> > http://tanyatj.home.texas.net/tjscreations/quick_pics/ujoint.html
> >
> > As I spectulated before, the home-made joints are bulky and it will be hard
> > to incorporate them into a nice, neat, compact model. Anyway, it was worth a
> > try.
> >
> > I guess the problem is that Lego parts a just too big. The key element in
> > the u-joint is the center piece. To create it, you neet a set of axles that
> > are perpendicular and in the same plate. Given the variety of parts,
> > creating this set of axles results in a large piece and then the overall
> > home-made u-joint is relatively large.
> >
> > Anyway, it was fun.
> >
> > T. J.
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