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Re: Legal connection combinations
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lugnet.technic
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Mon, 22 Jul 2002 04:19:08 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Steven Lane writes:
> I've just copied T.J's excellent method of connecting two pneumatic
> cylinders back to back.
Thanks. And that link would be???
http://www.texbrick.com/ideas/cyl/
Okay!
> This involves using two outer brace peices 4 units
> long and a central, four plate high 2x2 block. The block seperates the
> cylinders and gives rigidity to the construct. The connection is absolutely
> rigid, normal non black-peg connections are a bit loose. This indicates to
> me that stress is being applied to the grey pegs. This stress is not found
> when using normal consruction methods so I was wondering if this solution
> can be consdidered 'legal'. In my opinion this solution works so well that I
> think it is legal, so my question is, how far can you stress parts before
> their connections are deemed 'illegal' or rather beyond the expected norms
> expected by the mjority of builders.
I've often wondered about this myself. I suppose you wouldn't find that type
of fit in any official Lego-produced creation. But it is all 100% Lego, so I
say it's Good!
Of course if the fit is too tight, then you'll break something. Then you've
just modified a part, technically speaking, and we all know what a no-no
that is! ;-)
-TJ
> I've wanted to bring up this subject before but it's rarely happens and I
> haven't got around to it until now.
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> I've managed to get my tubes 1 unit closer together, but the downside of my
> system is a huge 2x2 appendage added to the side.
>
> Steve
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| In lugnet.technic, Thomas Avery writes: <snip> (...) <snip> Once reading that I was sure I encountered "illegal" connections in many official sets, but I couldn't remember any specific example. After some thinking I came up only with: Before the (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| I've just copied T.J's excellent method of connecting two pneumatic cylinders back to back. This involves using two outer brace peices 4 units long and a central, four plate high 2x2 block. The block seperates the cylinders and gives rigidity to the (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jul-02, to lugnet.technic)
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