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Mitch
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 Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:21 am Post subject: ideas for a mec1 |
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i have a mac1 i brought off james but i wont to do something specal but i have not got a clue, needs to be something simple im not a tecnical man 
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Roly Williams
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| Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:22 pm Post subject: Re: ideas for a mec1 |
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| mitodie wrote: | | i have a mac1 i brought off james but i wont to do something specal but i have not got a clue, needs to be something simple im not a tecnical man |
Sit in front of a large box of Meccano bits and let your imagination run free!
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Les
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| Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 3:24 pm Post subject: Re: ideas for a mec1 |
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| Roly Williams wrote: | | mitodie wrote: | | i have a mac1 i brought off james but i wont to do something specal but i have not got a clue, needs to be something simple im not a tecnical man |
Sit in front of a large box of Meccano bits and let your imagination run free! |
That's what I did. 
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fcrammond
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Cranes are a good start. You can make them bigger and more complex as you go along and they keep you occupied (or you end up with all the ropes twisted around the gears )
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scorpion2nz
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| Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 3:03 am Post subject: Re: ideas for a mec1 |
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| mitodie wrote: | | i have a mac1 i brought off james but i wont to do something specal but i have not got a clue, needs to be something simple im not a tecnical man |
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 10:17 am Post subject:
Cranes are a good start. You can make them bigger and more complex as you go along and they keep you occupied (or you end up with all the ropes twisted around the gears )
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