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Re: Working four-finger gripper
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lugnet.technic
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Thu, 20 Sep 2001 20:34:43 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Simeon H.K. Fitch writes:
> Thanks a bundle for the part tips! I'll have to check out Brickbay.
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> Were the parts for all those awesome trusses, etc. on your web site just
> from lots and lots of sets, or were you able to find a source for beams,
> etc.
Mostly from past sets. I've been getting Technic sets since the early
eighties (well, it was Expert Builder back then :-)
Back in the late eighties, I ordered a large amount of the "large black
beams" service packs from Lego. That boosted my collection of beams.
Recently (well, in this year), I found a seller on Brickbay (Bricks by
Terry) with a lot of red beams and I bought many 1x16 and 1x12 for use in my
crawler crane.
Keep an eye on Brickbay. You never know when someone will offer a large
amount of beams. You can do a search for Technic beams to scan through all
shops.
> Seems to me that Lego is missing a potentially lucrative market... The
> popularity of the MindStorms with adults should have woken them up.
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> sim
Yep, I agree. This discussion has been brought up countless times before on
the newsgroups here.
I don't know where you live, but the S@H in the UK had offered old Technic
service packs. The last time I looked they had red, blue, and yellow beams.
If you don't live in the UK, but you have a friend there, you can ship your
order to your friend who in turn ships it to you.
Oh, one more: Pitsco Dacta:
http://www.pldstore.com/ (this is the address, but it's not working at the
moment)
has Lego Dacta stuff. There are Dacta accessory packs with gears, beams,
etc. It's expensive, though.
TJ
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| (...) One of the best sets I know of for black is the 8880 - and as a bonus you get a pile of hinge plates. And there still seems to be quite a few around on ebay. Just gotta figure out what to make with a boxful of those CV joint assemblies... (...) (23 years ago, 21-Sep-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) by (...) "specials": (...) Thanks a bundle for the part tips! I'll have to check out Brickbay. Were the parts for all those awesome trusses, etc. on your web site just from lots and lots of sets, or were you able to find a source for beams, (...) (23 years ago, 20-Sep-01, to lugnet.technic)
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