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Re: Is "traditional" Technic being killed off?
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lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego
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Wed, 20 Feb 2002 17:18:51 GMT
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"John Heins" <Johnmhiii@aol.com> wrote in message
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> regarding studded beams - In thinking about all of this, I expect that the
> new smooth beams are easier to mold - 2 piece molds with no inserts. In
> comparison, the old studded beams must be a 3 piece or use inserts for the
> holes. So, it would seem that cost is a factor here - but at a huge cost • in
> product line compatability. Is it worth it?
To a large extent I think these studless beams have been unfairly
criticised, and in all honesty I suspect a lot of this is due to people
being unfamiliar with their possibilities and use, myself included. Some of
the newer lego models do remarkable things with these, and they can be put
to great use making very rigid and compact gear assemblies. Recently I've
used some in a fairly limited way for exactly this purpose and in many cases
they are superior to the standard beams and braces approach.
Applying them does seem to take a lot of lateral thinking, or so it seems to
me... perhaps I am just not familiar enough with the pieces to think about
them in a non-lateral way. And indeed there are some applications for the
studless beams that the studded ones cannot be used for, especially
non-fouling rotating joints.
In the near future I think I'll sit down with a bunch of these new parts and
see what I can come up with as a way of learning the new system, I suppose
just like I did with the older stuff.
Jennifer
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