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Meccano Exhibition on Youtube

 
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 9:12 am    Post subject: Meccano Exhibition on Youtube Reply with quote
I haven't watched all of it, but what I saw has been brilliant.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=rzAfeUeNwAw

Especially check at 4:35 and 5:00


Here's the 2nd part, which I haven't looked at yet.


http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hughi8NRKvg

Some incredible stuff there
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 9:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Wow, kind of makes the fire truck I'm building seem almost boring.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 4:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Absaloutley amazing!!!!!
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 5:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Well worth spending the time to watch those videos.

Amazing stuff - thanks for posting.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Excellent , some jaw dropping stuff there.

I wonder if they use 100% Meccano parts in the build, or are there some fabricated bits in there
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I love that baler!!
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Its great int it
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
James wrote:
I love that baler!!

Thought you might , must admit, so did I

It even had knotters that moved too
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I must join are local Meccano club
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Aye mate!!

Wouldn't it be ace if it made mini Meccano bales??
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
James wrote:
Aye mate!!

Wouldn't it be ace if it made mini Meccano bales??

That would be good, even better if it knotted the twine on them too
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I had a bale for my SW1 made on a 3" scale baler powered by a 3" Marshall TE
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 12:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
James wrote:
I love that baler!!

I thought you might. I was waiting for him to feed something into it so it could bail it up.
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 8:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Aye!

Jim, bales made by them big steam driven balers, they are tied with wire, and ones by tractor driven ones are tied with twine
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 6:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
This one was only a miniature one and isnt baled with wire
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