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Re: Launcher?
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lugnet.technic
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Sun, 25 Nov 2001 06:07:07 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Greg Majewski writes:
> I'd like to know if anyone has ever built a Lego apparatus that launches
> things. I am interested in any devices that can flig a weight of up to one
> pound about 6 inches in the air. If this has ever been done, I'd really like
> to know how. If it hasn't, I pose this challenge to you all. I've
> experimented with elestic and pneumatics. Small pneumatic cylinders seem to
> work the best. I managed a two-cylinder setup that can hurl a minifig about
> three feet, but I crave more power! Do the large Technic shock absorbers
> have enough tension to achieve this goal? I've never gotten to mess with
> them before. Thanks.
Never tried, but it might be worth experimenting with the shock absorbers. Put
a few of them together on the job, with some kind of trigger, and I reckon you
could get a fair bit of power. Especially the ones in the silver champion.
But more power = more possibility of breaking bricks, so take care!
ROSCO
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| I'd like to know if anyone has ever built a Lego apparatus that launches things. I am interested in any devices that can flig a weight of up to one pound about 6 inches in the air. If this has ever been done, I'd really like to know how. If it (...) (25 years ago, 24-Nov-01, to lugnet.technic)
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