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Technic Jim

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  1. Technic Jim
    Thank you!
  2. Technic Jim
    What is the diameter of Lego pneumatic hoses?
  3. Technic Jim
    I'm not really sure, but I think some sort of differential setup would do it. Maybe, perhaps, possibly!
  4. Technic Jim
    Ok, thank you for the quick response.
  5. Technic Jim
    Just to check, if one were to build a crane, would said person be allowed to operate the turntable and turn it manually, or is that against the rules. Also, would the hook be able to be raised and lowered by a string. Thank you very much, Jim
  6. Technic Jim
    Oh. How cleverly simple
  7. Technic Jim
    Ok, that makes sense... sort of! I'm probably being really stupid, but if the compressor controls the rams for the outriggers, what will the middle and rear ram function and the rear spade outrigger function do?
  8. Technic Jim
    This looks like it is going to be one big MOC. I'm slightly confused about what the compressor is going to drive if the crane has its own battery box and motor?
  9. Technic Jim
    That is a very original MOC and similar to one I made quite recently. Mine was operated by one ultrasonic sensor and depending how far away your hand was from it, it would play a note. It was a reasonably simple program and is up on my Bricksafe (http://bricksafe.com/pages/Technic_Jim/lego-calculator). There are four parameters for the MyBlock and they are as follows The minimum distance your hand has to be away from the sensor to make that particular note The maximun distance your hand can be away from the sensor to make that particular note The length of the 'standard' note (more about this later) The note eg. A4, C6, F#3 The note that is played will be at volume 1, unless you push the touch sensor in which case it will be at volume 10. To play different length notes, you have to use the brick buttons: The top button plays a note of length 1 The right button plays a note of length 1/2 The bottom button olays a note of length 1/4 The left button plays a note of length 1/8 The centre button plays a note of length 1/16 That is all there is to it!
  10. Technic Jim
    This is a very original entry, and if finished could well be a winner! I don't know if you have come across this MOC, but here is a smaller brother of what you are trying to create: I also found a couple more versions of the same idea, but nothing else. This is a very unique MOC!
  11. Technic Jim
    First time I've ever seen a banana used to build a super (hyper) car! Looks good though.
  12. Technic Jim
    Doh!
  13. Technic Jim
    Me neither. All I get is just a black rectangle at the side of the screen? I think if people use the and tags though I can see them.
  14. Technic Jim
    A cool MOC that isn't a vehicle; don't see many of them around! Do you have any pictures of the rubber band mechanism?
  15. Technic Jim
    Hadn't even realised that one existed! Time to enter the realm of Ebay...
  16. Technic Jim
    Well, if you've been very good, at christmas time the big man in red will kindly leave one for you under your tree (or just your profile picture!)
  17. Technic Jim
    I am really hoping that the 'street working cars' are just misinterpreted from a 'Street Cleaner/Sweeper'. 7242 was the first Lego set I got and I would love a Technic version. As for the others, it sounds like a good range of vehicles.
  18. Technic Jim
    Here is a program that puts the Number Create program to good use; it's a 14 function calculator! The functions are add, subtract, multiply, divide, exponential, roots, factorial, logarithms and the six trigonometric functions. Most of the functions were easy to achieve, but roots, factorial and log weren't. To work out any root of any number, I took the base of the root (square root - 2, cube root - 3, etc.), put it to the power of -1 to get the reciprocal then multiplied the number by that. Factorial was a rather complicated program which is on my Bricksafe (http://bricksafe.com...lego-calculator). Log in any base was also quite hard! To work it out, I took Log10 of the first number then divided it by Log10 of the second number which gave me Logsecond number(first number). That is all to it really. Oh, and three 14 way switches! If you want to play around with it, the whole program is on my Bricksafe. There is also a very exciting video (sorry about the hideous quality. It is really hard to film the screen of an EV3 with a first gen Ipad!): Hope you enjoy, Jim
  19. Technic Jim
    Yay, EV3!!! I've only had one for less than a month (on loan), but am already in love with it. This project looks great and I am looking forward to see it develop.
  20. Technic Jim
    Ok,I didn't know that.
  21. Technic Jim
    Well if Britain's 99p stores are anything to go by... Plastic barbecue anyone?
  22. Technic Jim
    Most USB cables have four wires: red, black, white and green. Red is positive; black is negative; white is DATA+; green is DATA-. Because USBs are Universal (Storage Bus) this should be the same everywhere, so I don't know what was going on with your cable!
  23. Technic Jim
    Woah!!! That is a very cool car!
  24. Technic Jim
    That makes complete and utter perfect sense. Sure, some builders might charge too much for their instructions, but in the end it is their decision of what the right charge should be; you aren't forced to buy them, so you don't have to if you don't want to!! Jim out
  25. Technic Jim
    That's ok. If you need any more help, PM me and I'll directly send you the program.
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