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    Useless Lego machine

    Don't you wish that they had Lego Technics when you were a kid ?


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    I had the steel girder erector sets growing up. 2 complete advanced sets that came in steel boxes and every optional accessory available, plus from somewhere my dad found a box filled with what must have been tens of hundreds of small gears and pullies ranging from about 1/4 inch in diameter through 2 inches. I had the time of my life for several years building things with those

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    I was particularly fascinated with the Schmidt coupling and the Chebychev linkage. Very cool, Marv!

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    I cut my teeth on Meccano, even constructed a differential but it has been made totally obsolete by Leggo. The ability to simply click parts together and with such close tolerances is simply awesome.

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    I had the Robotix kit from 1984. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Was a great set.

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    [QUOTE=mklotz;210955]Don't you wish that they had Lego Technics when you were a kid ?

    Even if it had existed, it would have been unobtainable expensive.
    I am not saying that it either isn't worth it or could be made much cheaper, just that availability may not be the limiting factor.

    As an adult, my wife got me the Robotic Invention System 2.0 for christmas one year.
    Our two sons enjoyed that set too when they were old enough.

    I always found:
    1) the motors were anemic, making many builds impossible
    2) the loose fits caused binding and eventually missing/skipping especial in long trains.
    That, for me, is what makes the above so impressive.....

    I'm not trying to be too negative here, I have fond memories of playing with lego for hours as a kid.
    It did open up my creativity and interest in all things mechanical even with the simple kits.

    All kids should have the chance to build, play, learn and dream.

    Brian

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    [QUOTE=that_other_guy;211355]
    Quote Originally Posted by mklotz View Post
    Don't you wish that they had Lego Technics when you were a kid ?

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    All kids should have the chance to build, play, learn and dream.

    Brian
    Emphatically agreed !!

    Now all we need to do is invent a drug that drags them away from video games and social media and makes them want to build and learn.



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