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42055 - Bucket Wheel Excavator - MODs and Improvements
Imanol BB posted a topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms & Model TeamWell, so now we have seen some reviews of the new LEGO models, and modifications and improvements of the other ones, and i think its time for the 42055, so lets start: My first modifications would be improve the force of the bucket, because as far i could see, the bucket is driven by the chains of the conveyor belt, so even an small object is able to stop it (like Sariel showed in his review), i would put an axle going from the gearbox directly to the bucket, or even a motor behind it, so there would not be too much power loss. Another modification i would like to do is in the tracks, i would like to put an small gearbox in the lower frame (i think there is enough space there), to select between some driving types, maybe something like a subtractor gearbox. And for the last, i would improve the turning system of the lower conveyor belt, as we can see in the review of Sariel, there is an small backlash in the system when the excavator changes the turning direction. So post any more idea or suggestion you have for this huge and impressive set.
[MOC] Full RC Compact Excavator
Anto posted a topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms & Model TeamThis MOC was built after 2 other attempts, 2 years ago and these didn't work. (I can explain a little the reasons if someone is interested) The design was difficult to do because of the round shapes. But I think the result is so good. You tell me ! The functions are : Left track Right track Blade Rotation of the turret 1st section of the arm 2nd section of the arm Moving the bucket Rotation of the arm (right/left) Opening/closing the clamp (pneumatic) All the functions are powered by M motors, except the rotation of the turret. But there are 9 functions, and it is possible to control just 8 functions with the IR system. How it's possible ? It's quite simple ! A gearbox allows to choose between "rotation of the arm" or "opening/closing the clamp". The chassis is very compact. It has 4 motors and 1 IR ! The mechanism of the rotation of the turret is not visible (the turret is too compact ! ^^) The rotation is quite fast (not too slow). Here you can see the motor actioning the 1st section of the arm. The motors of the 2nd section of the arm and the bucket are placed inside the arm. The last motor is placed in the middle of the chassis. It actuates the gearbox and you can choose the function to activate. With the clamp, there are a bucket and forks.
LEGO Technic MOC Excavator
LEGO ADAM posted a topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms & Model TeamA month ago I decided to make an excavator, first I was thinking about a mechanical powered one, but later I realized, that The mechanic cylinders are not that much powerful as I need. So I decided to do a pneumatic powered excavator. I had to buy the Lego Technic 42053 excavator because I needed the two biggest pneumatic 19478 cylinders to lift up the bang, one for the arm and fourth to move with the bucket. This excavator is based on pneumatic system v2. Its half rc and half manually controlled, that's sometimes hard if you work with it in terrain. In a few months, I am planning to build an updated fully rc version. Here is the video of the excavator: Parameters: length: 36 cm Max dig deep: 18cm Width: 17cm Max speed: 0.28km/h Weight: 1320g Electric motors: 3 the tracks mechanism The cabin
[MOC] RC Excavator powered by BuWizz
Anto posted a topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms & Model TeamOne BuWizz, it's good. But two, it's better, because you can make MOCs having 8 functions! I have already done a full RC compact excavator, but with LEGO IR receivers. I wanted do make another excavator without the gearbox allowing to choose between the rotation of the arm and the pneumatic pump. Furthermore, the M motors were just enough powerful to move the arm. On this new excavator, it's different. I tried to make the mecanic as compact as possible. And the arm is controlled with more powerful motors: 1 L and 1 XL. So now you can... dig on gravel with a GoPro attached on the arm, and the motors bear that easily! There is a good speed and so much power to do anything you want! For the design, I tried to cover the maximum and I kept a color scheme close to the one of my previous excavator. To switch on the BuWizz of the turret, you need to open the part behind the cab. The hood is also openable, but there is nothing interesting to see. ^^ So the functions are: -> Controlled by the bottom BuWizz: Left track (M motor) Right track (M motor) Blade (M motor) LEDs (of the cab and the arm) -> Controlled by the BuWizz of the turret: Turn table (L motor) 1st part of the arm (XL motor) 2nd part of the arm (L motor) Bucket (M motor) You have certainly noticed that there are shock absorbers. It's for the tension of the tracks. The LEDs: And the video! The BuWizz are in Fast mode and I used the app BrickController, done by @imurvai. It's perfect for this MOC!
[MOC/MOD] Volvo EW160E Remote control
mpj posted a topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms & Model TeamHello, I present you my latest model: Starting from the 42053 set, I decided to add some improvements and make it remote controlled with linear actuators and PF. The undercarriage is very similar to the original, with manual functions. Main mods are double wheels, and some aesthetic adjustments. The Power functions components are located in the upper-structure, except one motor which is in the boom. 1M motor for rotation of the upper-structure 1XL motor for the main boom 1M motor for the third section of the boom 1M motor for the bucket There is also a fake linear actuator to adjust the second section of the boom. I used this solution because this adjustable boom is more common in the real EW160E. Changeable buckets with quick-coupler: Access to the battery box: Power button with easy access: More photos: Video coming soon!!
[MOC] Bucyrus RH400 Mining Shovel
sheo posted a topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms & Model TeamI would like to present a 1:48 scale model of one of the largest hydraulic mining excavators in the world. This machine has been previously known as Terex O&K RH400 and Bucyrus RH400, and currently it is called Caterpillar 6090 FS. However, this model uses the preceding Bucyrus livery. The model has the following remotely controlled electric functions: Propulsion; Slewing; Boom operation and opening of bucket; Rotating cooling fans; Folding ladder; Retractable service station; Lighting. The model has a remotely controlled gearbox which distributes motor power between two sets of functions. The scale of the model is minifigure compatible. Thank you for your attention!
Lego Transformer - Axcavator (Excavator) animation
David_bricks posted a topic in LEGO Action FiguresHi Guys, just signed up Eurobricks, I am not new to this website though. But glad to be able to discuss and share with lego builders around the world :) Here is my recent work, a transformer (actually it is more like an animation )check out and give me some feedback :) Axcavator - Lego Transformer by David vc, on Flickr
[MOC]2 motor wheel excavator ver.2
msk6003 posted a topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms & Model TeamOld topic link. After 3 month of topic, after 3 years of old ver.1, FINIALLY finish ver.2 model.(because I have lot's of other work lol) Anyway, see video first. I will upload photo later. Function is same with old version but work with ONLY 2 L motor insted v1's 2 M motor. Function is selected by upper structure poistion. 1. Drive Forward when arm point forward, backward when arm point back. Faster than v1. 2. Steering Different with ver.1, Steering working when arm point right(old left) 3. Dozer blade up/down Um... can I say that is up/down? Anyway, working if arm point left(old right) 4. Turning When remote's blue lever is forward, turning upper structure. 5. Bucket/Second arm When remote's red lever is backward, bucket and second arm start working. Simple than v1 and move larger than v1. When remote;s red laver is forward, under structure function(function 1~3) is working. 6. Main arm When remote's blue lever is backward, Main arm is working. Slower than v1 and move larger than v1. Entire excavator is much smaller than v1 and move little more faster. and used so much pinhole with 1L pin
[TC10] MTS Dino Suction Excavator
efferman posted a topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms & Model TeamMy Truck sucks.....not. This is a function which i can not replicate Picture Source I am building these things since 6 years in real and the new double length pneumatic actuators now make it possible to build a lego one.
[MOC] Volvo excavator [video online]
steph77 posted a topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms & Model TeamHere I am again. This time the subject is one of the very usual kind: one PFS IR commanded excavator. They are many exemples of perfect excavator on the web...but I just wanted mine, of my own design. So I study it from A to Z and I had to answer many of the questions that many people answer before.Surprisingly, I do not answer the same at some of them :) But first this is what we are talking about: This model as been design in one only goal : a maximum of fun to play with it. In order to match that goal, each and every motor Is directly connected to each function. No mechanics in there. The function are ultra classical : drive, steer, rotate and the 3 movements of the arm. I make use of L motor for the tracks and lifting main arm. Other are medium size motors. I also choose to keep it as compact as possible. The main issue I find on many creation on the web is a too big body resulting in a too big arm. Too big arm need lots of power and often be very slow to move. I try to get what I think is the best compromise in size and use of existing motors. (No pipa I do not have RC ones :) ) The tracks gives the global scale. As you see the BB is in the lower part of the structure. This is due to compactness of the upper part but also for better design of this last spoken upper part. As the excavator rolls only on flat surfaces, no use of any suspension in it... view from the downside the tracks are well integrated, and even with the BB there is a good ground clearance of 3T wich is very good. I also try to implement good action range at the arm: And also small details that makes it looks good, like 3 sets of lights, toolbox, ... Back view, easy acces to the BB to swictch on/off and replace (often:) ) batteries The top part is designed so replacing M motor by Large one is easy (I do command two of them, awaiting arrival) So here it is, not the Moc of the year for sure, but sometimes it's good to achieve some simple goals. As expected and designed for, this one is very fun to play with. Hope you'll enjoy it Steph.
[WIP] Volvo EC750E
cloud posted a topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms & Model TeamThe Lego set 42030 Volvo L350F is one of my favorite sets. I love the playability, but I wish there were more Volvo vehicles from the same series of earth moving vehicles that were equally playable. I happen to have a second L350F bucket kicking around from a second set purchase to make a A40 dump truck. I wish I had the Lego motorized excavator, but I have parts and this is Lego after all, I'll just make one. The first check in my mind is the bucket size. The L350F bucket is a spade nose rock bucket with teeth and segments. In real life this bucket is 13 feet wide and holds about 9 to 10 cubic yards. The EC750E's largest bucket is a general purpose earth moving bucket with a capacity of 9.34 cubic yards. It's width is unspecified(in the EC750E brochure), and while it will not be a spade nose bucket, the volume is close enough that maybe this could work. The first thing I've done is to figure out if/how the loader bucket could be used as a digger bucket. My initial scale is 1 stud width = 6 inches based on the 750mm grouser being 30" (2.5') or 6" x 5 being a good match for the Lego track being 5 studs wide. We'll see if I stick to this roughly 1:30 scale in the end. I'm going to document the build here: http://cloudslego.blogspot.ca/2017/ and discuss the problems that come up in this forum. Here is the first proof of concept on the bucket/arm/boom.
[HELP] Quick latch for excavators.
Mechbuilds posted a topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms & Model TeamAnybody have a build to share that has quick latching on the bucket or accessories? At work, our catepillar excavators have quick latches on the arm so they can attach small or big buckets. Some times even hydraulic rammers. Has anybody cracked at this quick latch system so they can switch buckets? I'm currently stuck trying to figure out how to have the front tilt + side tilt + spin + quick latch mechanism all built in one.
[MOC]2 motor wheel excavator(old)
msk6003 posted a topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms & Model TeamThis is one of my old MOC(least 1 year ago). A 2 motor wheel excavator. All 6 funation is work by ONLY 2 M MOTOR. 1. Drive forward/backward when arm point forward, drive forward, point back, drive backward. 2. Steering when arm point left, steering working. Moving by crank mechanisem so steering is repeating left->right->left.... 3. Dozer blade up/down when arm point right, dozer blade start working. This is also moveing by crank like steering so repeating up->down->up... 4. Upper structure rotation this function is linked with main boom up/down. 5. Main boom up/down crank(skip) 6. Second boom/bucket this function is linked with down structure working function. crank(skip also) No photo because that is so old moc. And I will make v2 of that.
Excavator family
gvo25 posted a topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms & Model TeamHello All, As I love excavators, I couldn't resist to post these photos of my 4 excavators together, just for the fun of it. It's the 8294, 42006, 42053 and the 8043 with modified stick and efferman bucket. Hope you enjoy the photos And a last photo of the modified stick (sorry for the color vomit, I don't have those yellow panels) Feel free to comment Greetings
[MOC] Rope shovel excavator
Ivan_M posted a topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms & Model TeamHi everyone, I would like to present my latest excavator (I guess I'm obssed with them). This time it is rope shovel excavator loosely based on Menck type Mc (1,6m3 volume of bucket). Such excavators were common till the hydraulic excavators started to rule in 60-70'. The larger types were mostly used in mines (and they are today used as well), but smaller types were used in all sort of works in constructions. My model is equipped with one L motor and gearbox with 6 motorized functions: 1 - boon elevation with rope 2 - arm elevation with rope 3 - arm extension with shaft drive 4 - rotation 5 - left tracks 6 - right tracks Emptying the shovel is done manually. I wanted to build the machanical aspect of the machine as closely to real machine as possible, however the arm extension was not possible to recreate. On most excavators the extension worked with third rope drum and the rope for extension and elevation was shared. This system worked in lego only for substraction and not extension as this was usually done by the weight of the shovel. Some excavators (mainly steam and electric) used another motor directly on arm for forced extension/substraction. However I wanted to stick with one motor only as it was my intention to see how complex gearbox is possible to make. As you can see from the video the L motor has no problem to drive 2-3 functions at once. The movement of tracks is very poor, but that is given by usage of small wheels that are not really suitable to serve as the only wheels driving the tracks. The smaller tracks would be better, but I don't have them. This time I really didn't bother much with aestethics so it is just bunch of panells, my main focus was on function. IMGP4995 by Ivan Moc, on Flickr IMGP4993 by Ivan Moc, on Flickr IMGP4992 by Ivan Moc, on Flickr IMGP4991 by Ivan Moc, on Flickr
Little Excavator
Appie posted a topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms & Model TeamYet another little excavator. Jono Rocky's model was great, but one main thing I wanted to add to that model was some functions to the undercarriage. Then Efferman started his Liebherr Compact 926 project and figured I could add another cylinder to Jono Rocky's arm. This is the result: As you can seen, also used the standard Liebherr colours. Yellow and DBG just happened due to the panels at the rear and the colour of pneumatic switches and I figured I'd use white for the cab instead of "yet another black cab". It isn't scaled to existing Liebherr though. Functions: - Full functional pneumatic arm - Pneumatic dozer blade on the undercarriage - "L2" engine (let's say it's a little "out of sync" though more on that later) - Full 360 degree turn with controls at the rear I was pretty surprised the blade holds the entire model up, especially after every single cylinder on the arm nagged about hoses not being the right length or in exactly the right position. If anybody has any suggestions to make the hoses less stiff (some kind of oil?), I'd love to hear it, because this was just stupid. These panels just screamed: use me here and never ever remove me from this place I added a second pump to the undercarriage so the superstructure could turn 360 degrees 1millmeter of play between the gears+axle and hoses I actually wanted to add another function: cabin lift, but besides having a lack of space behind the cab for this (hoses) it would have a serious negative effect on the support of the arm. So I dropped this idea. I didn't really like having the controls for the turntable stick out at the rear so much as this, but I had no room for other solutions. I tried lowering the "knob" one stud so it wouldn't have to be that long (it's this long so it doesn't collide with the superstructure while actually turning). I tried looking for a way to make a sliding mechanism, but there was simply no room. So I settled for this third option: removable and click it elsewhere on the body. I didn't try to close up the whole rear with tiles, mainly because the hoses ruin any type of mounting points available. On the other hand I like seeing a bit of "the guts". Especially when I spend quite a few evenings on these "guts" (hoses) to get it to work properly The L2 is poorly tuned In the space available my options were limited. I used @Attika's half pin solution for the fake engine, but these pins won't work with plates with a clip on top, because they can lock up on these pins. So I needed parts that were round on top. I could only think of this crankshaft part in the 2x2x2 studs space available. In this WIP you can clearly see the current situation: I added the 2L thin liftarm for the simple reason that I like the engine more going 2 up> 1 up> 2 up etc. than 2 up > nothing > 2 up. Neither option is realistic, so I chose what was most fun for me With his other pneumatic buddies: Some WIP pics That moment when you realise that your superstructure is 1 stud too long or your undercarriage 1 stud too short... I tried making the superstructure 1 stud shorter, but that would really hurt the rigidity of the arm. So I made the undercarriage one stud longer, which funny enough was a bit of a puzzle to make it bigger, but in the end it turned out better (mounting of the blade didn't stick out on top anymore for example) and the whole undercarriage is stronger than it was. No idea how much hose I used. Jono Rocky was at 1.3m of hose iirc, with 2 more pneumatic functions I am probably closer to 2 meters. There was an attempt to add a diff to this model, like the previous models I made. However due to the size of the diff and the ground clearance it would turn out something like this: As we all know from Sariel's gear calculator, there isn't a combo of gears for 1 stud down+1 stud right, but these bevel gears with half a studd offset, work pretty well for this purpose (though I doubt it would play nice with torque from a motor). It even has that, as @Didumos69 would say, "sweet Lego gear rattle". It's probably common knowledge, but it was funny to stumble upon this during the build and something I might find another purpose for in the future. I decided to drop the diff from the model in favor of the dozer blade function. I also dropped the scale of this diff concept, because the bucket would be too big. I didn't want to build a smaller bucket or use one from normal Lego, so I decided to scale up to the normal Technic bucket. In case you wonder why there isn't a video of the pneumatic functions. I tried, but my big paws block alot of the model when operating the functions And here's a video of the pneumatic functions, don't ask me why I didn't think of holding it this way yesterday... Thanks for reading yet another too long post from me
Bucket Wheel ExcEV3tor - a Mindstormified BWE (EV3)
The_Icestorm posted a topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms & Model TeamI created this modified Bucket Wheel Excavator some time ago, and I thought I would like to share it on this forum. After building the original BWE, I wanted to try to incorporate some Mindstorms functions into it. I managed to motorise all the active functions, using both an EV3 brick and motors, as well as some PF motors. Functions can be preprogrammed, or can be remotely controlled using an EV3 IR remote. Here is a list of the functions: Bucket wheel rotation and main conveyor belt - PF XL motor Lower conveyor belt - PF medium motor Boom arm elevation - EV3 large motor Lower conveyor swivel - EV3 large motor Superstructure rotation - EV3 medium motor Driving - EV3 medium motor Since I owned an NXT as well, I used it to motorise the small mining truck that was included in the set. There are also some LEDs that illuminate the 'work area', but they don't really do a good job, its just a nice thing to include. Here is a video of the excavator in action, as well as the mining truck (sorry about the poor resolution and bit rate): More info about the machine can be found here: https://www.us.lego.com/en-us/mindstorms/community/robot?projectid=3e125a5b-475c-4a4c-b3ed-e4b4f2192907 Let me know what you think of it in the comments!
Ultimate Bulldozer 17 PF motors, 5 SBricks
shadow_elenter posted a topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms & Model TeamI was always inspired by the multi-functionality of backhoe's, and I always imagined ways to improve upon it and now I finally did. In this MOC I challenged myself to make the most multi-functional vehicle I could, using all the motors and sbricks I had, naturally I ended up buying more motors XD The final build includes 17 LEGO power functions motors (5XL motors, 6L motors and 6M motors), 4 LEGO power functions lights and 1 DIY LEGO laser! It's powered by 4 LEGO PF battery boxes, controlled by 5 SBricks and operated by a 20 channel SBrick profile. The drill/laser arm is operated by 5 channels 1 channel for rotating the arm (PF XL motor) 1 channel for tilting the arm out (PF L motor) 1 channel for extending the forearm (PF M motor) 1 channel for spinning the drill head (PF M motor) 1 channel for activating the DIY LEGO laser (TOPIC HERE) The excavator arm is operated by 4 channels 1 channel for rotating the arm (PF XL motor) 1 channel for tilting the arm out (PF L motor) 1 channel for extending the forearm (PF M motor) 1 channel for moving the bucket (PF M motor) the bulldozer scoop is operated by 2 chanels 1 channel for raising and lowering the scoop (PF M motor) 1 channel for tilting the scoop (PF M motor) The crane is operated by 3 channels 1 channel for rotating (PF M motor) 1 channel for extending the crane (PF L motor) 1 channel for operating the winch (PF L motor) The plow/ trailer hook is operated by 1 channel 1 channel for lowering and raising the plow (PF M motor) The drivetrain is operated by 3 channels 2 channel for driving forwards and backwards (2x PF XL motor) 1 channel for steering (PF XL motor) The lighting is operated by 2 channels 1 channel for headlights 1 channel for rearlights Weight: 4.6KG Length: 62cm With: 32cm Height: 31cm building time: 4 weeks A special thanks goes out to my friend Bas for helping me edit and my amazing girlfriend for her everlasting support.
Pneumatic machine
jorgeopesi posted a topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms & Model TeamI triying to build the smallest pneumatic machine I can, 8 functions, 4 pneumatic autovalves and 5 motors but I don´t know yet... the fifth motor is just for the gearbox (yellow piece) without it I wouldn´t need a third receptor and in a small machine is a lot of extra room. Now you can see 4 motors, gearbox, 4 autovalves, the shifting mechanism and the outputs for the trasmision, I still have to put the stair and turntable mechanism, 4 pneumatic pumps, battery and 3 receptors with 1 motor or just 2 receptors, I am talking just about the body , I have to build tracks and two arms, normal and frontal type (this one needs the fourth autovalve to open and close it).
[MOC] Small excavator truck
TomasHubik posted a topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms & Model TeamHi Guys! I would like to present you my latest build. Not usual small excavator truck. The target was to create small excavator truck with as many functions as possible. I wanted to build truck with 8 functions, to use all IR ports, but in this small scale, I only manage to put 5 and I put 3 functions to Dump truck in same scale. It was quite hard to put all functionality to such a small body, but the result is worth it. It has 5 PF controlled functions: 4x2 driving, steering with great steering radius, rotating platform, controlling beam and controlling bucket. Is very well playable and It can dig a sand/brick and it is enough powerful to take itself out of the ground. It's robust enough to survive young child play. More info about Dump truck can be found on my blog lego.tomashubik.com Some photos: More photos and indo are here: Excavator truck Dump truck VIDEO COMMING SOON...
[MOC] Liebherr R 9150 Excavator 1:13
Brickzone52 posted a topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms & Model TeamHello Everybody My Name is Dani, im a 36 years old LEGO fanatic from Zürich Switzerland and im a brandnew eurobricks member. ;-) Im proud to introduce you my Liebherr R 9150 excavator in the scale 1:13. Yeah i know, the mining machines from Liebherr are white in real, but i like the yellow Liebherr color design much more. It is "only" a scale model and has no functions, motors etc, cause the construction is just too heavy. I dont know the wheight exactly, but i think its about 40 pounds, this thing is HUGE. As you can see, i used alot parts, only for the black track-chains about 1200 pieces. I worked on this Monster since 3 years, of course with a lot breaks between. Effort in hours: i guess about 300. Please let me know what you think. If you have any questions, just ask. ;-)
BWE planetary gears geometry
The_Icestorm posted a topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms & Model TeamI got the Bucket Wheel Excavator in September last year, and after building it and modifying it (with Mindstorms), I dismantled it to use the pieces in my other Mindstorms creations. I'm particularly interested in the large yellow planetary gears/rings that come with the set, I hope to use them to create some sort of tank with a rotating turret. However, I'm not too sure about the geometry of the pin-holes in the rings, I don't really know where it is safe to attach a pin in a certain hole. If anyone knows of the correct geometry of the rings, it would be very helpful!
[TC10] Front Shovel Mining Excavator
falconluan posted a topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms & Model TeamHi, all, I was planning to make a pneumatic front shovel excavator after buying 42053. Combining with the pneumatic parts of 42043, I'll have enough big cylinders for the excavator. It will be a pretty big one and fully RC is a good choice. Since this contest forbidding using PF other than driving the pumps, I chose to build a smaller one using the V1 pneumatic parts. Planned functions: 1 x L motor for pump(s) 2 x V1 big cylinders for the boom 1 x V2 thin cylinder for the stick 2 x V1 big cylinders for the bucket tilting The number of pumps and how to open the bucket are not decided yet. I aim to build this: Liebherr R9800, but it may end to a smaller type since that will look more proper at a small scale. The current progress: Advices are always welcome. Thanks for watching
[MOC] Mecalac MTX
proran posted a topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms & Model TeamHello all! I was reading the forum for quite a long now, but it didn't feel quite right to post, without proper introduction. Well, finally, let me present my first MOC here on Eurobricks: Remotely Controlled Mecalac MTX Here is the quick video showing the operation: More Pictures: Description Statistics: Weight: ~1500 g Part Count: ~1400 Dimensions: L x W x H (without boom): 300 x 140 x 220 mm Remotely Controlled Functions: Driving & Articulated Steering Continuous 360 Slewing Elevation of 1st boom section ( mLA) Elevation of 2nd boom section (LA) Sweep of the 3rd section (mLA) Elevation of the 4th section (mLA) Articulation of a Bucket (mLA) Power Functions components: 3 x L Motors 1 x Servo Motor 1 x M Motor 3 x IR Receiver 1 x AA Battery Box 1 x 9V Battery Box The color-coded render showing the drivetrain: The functions are distributed by two gearboxes - one located in the chassis with two clutches, and one in the superstructure with three clutches. The chassis gearbox is switched using the M-motor through a worm gear. The same motor controls the deployment of outriggers (Similar idea is used by Pipasseyoyo in his dump truck http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=6254101). When the outriggers are raised, the two L motors in the chassis provide driving and steering. After the outriggers are deployed, motors drive two clutches in the superstructure gearbox. The third clutch is driven by the L - Motor located in the driver's cabin. The superstructure gearbox is controlled by a Servo. To make it work I have to get rid of most beloved Servo feature - return-to-center. Otherwise, the gearbox will be switched to neutral, each time the controls are released. The solution turned out to be pretty easy: One may say, that using the M-Motor for the gearbox would be easier and more compact. But I like the limited degree of rotation provided by the Servo, so I don't need to stop the motor precisely at the right moment. And, to be honest, after I came up with the Servo solution, I liked so much, that I'd decided to implement it besides some shortcomings. As a result, 8 functions are driven by 3 motors. But the controll requires some practice, since you need to switch the gearboxes often. And as you can see fro the video it is extremely slow. So you can't actually 'play' with it. But it works. About the development process (you can skip it, if it is enough reading for you; I haven't found a way to make a cut) After I had completed my first working MOC - a Unimog truck, I was looking to build something more technically complex, so I can put to a good use all the gears and u-joints I have accumulated in my parts collection. Well I have achieved that. In the course of the project I have ordered the additional u-joints together with a lot of gears four times, and then a little more. The inspiration came from the ingenious brick-sorting excavator by IbrahimFitzGibbon. About the same time I came across Blackbirs's Technicopedia, and was impressed with the old sets, where often several functions will be controlled by a single motor using some crazy switching mechanism. And when while on trip to Germany I saw it. Mecalac 12MTX excavator working on a narrow street in all its glory. This is it. Compact, complex, with tons of functions packed in a small space. I knew, I must build it. After I scaled the blueprints to the medium wheels I had at the moment (68.7x34R), it was obvious that the implementation at this scale will be almost impossible. Will all the motors and gearbox clutches in place where was almost no space for the structure or drive-lines. So I decided to go for it. It was extremely hard. You know, when you are completely sick of it, but something keeps you going. Every time I would start working on a new mechanism, the first version will be two or three times bigger than it should. And when after dozens of iterations it will fit, but won't work. So optimization, optimization and optimization. I have 58 LDD files for that thing, but they only reflect major changes, when I needed to start from scratch. In total it took almost three years. The main challenge was the boom. Mecalac boom have five articulation points instead of three in a traditional excavator. That means that I needed to pass four drive lines through the first rotational axis and three through the second one. Anyone who built the excavator knows how difficult it it is. I wasn't able to use u-joint for the first two axes because of the limited articulation. Additional challenge was the implementation of the third articulation point, since the axis of rotation is for that one is rotated at 90 degrees to the previous axis, and they are only few studs apart. Figuring out the way to twist the axes took a loong time. At the end I am satisfied with the result. But not more than that. It works. But you can't play with it. Because all the arm functions have a very long drive lines with a lot of gears, I had to heavily gear it down to be able to overcome all the friction. So the arm functions are extremely slow. But all the ideas work. I I really love same places in the model. Like the Servo with no-return-to-center clutch, chassis gearbox switch coupled with outriggers deployment, three u-joint passing the chassis' articulation axis at angles. There, I finally used that teeth on the old gearbox gears. Coupled with old style half bushes, it allows driving the axle directly (see the orange drive line below). And I hate Yellow color now.
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jono rocky posted a topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms & Model TeamHere is my idea for this comp. My excavator a going to be as small as I can get it with all functions inside of it so no external hose and pump. I'm not going to base it on a particular model but just get it to resemble something like one in general. I've started with the boom and dipper arm so here is my first concept, maybe it will stay like it but its early stages. Its 2 studs wide. The biggest challenge is the 3 studs of extension from the small cylinders and getting them to achieve more than that. Boom and dipper arm raised Boom and dipper arm reached down And Bucket to body All thoughts welcome.


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Following the cliched tradition, here's my round-up of the sixteen best films I've seen for the first time this year, both new and old. There are many I've yet to catch up with, but these are my personal highlights: (more…)
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Top Films Seen In 2016Posted: December 28, 2016 in Movies
The Strange Good NewsPosted: November 10, 2016 in Faith, Movies
It's three days since I saw Doctor Strange with Amy and many scenes and quotes and threads are still swirling around my head like some psychedelic mind melt. We loved it – both in terms of artistic endeavour and also how it spoke to us.
Movie Metaview: The WitchPosted: March 17, 2016 in Faith, Movies
Living upon the precipice of what constitutes both a natural and supernatural darkness, banished from society for unnamed transgression(s), a surname-less/everyman Puritan family fight hunger and winter in the face of something far more malevolent. Is it truly in the woods, or actually within their midst? (more…)
Movie Metaview: WildPosted: February 29, 2016 in Faith, Movies
The solo journey as a story device is one that delivers rites of passage, transcendent experiences and impressive man-against-nature victories. This opportunity to immerse us the audience in an otherworldly environment – be it ocean (All Is Lost), desert (Tracks) or 370 miles of road on a lawn mower (The Straight Story) – can lift us from mere travelogue to pointed metaphor with the smoothest of segues. When real people with real foibles are thrust into alien landscapes, they are presented with their real selves… and we too. (more…)
Stevie's Top Films Of 2015Posted: December 30, 2015 in Movies, Uncategorized
Man, what a year for cinema: drama, comedy, tragedy, thrills, spills, fantasy and a teeny touch of romance. Here's my top ten films of the past twelve months: (more…)
"It's not the altitude, it's the ATTITUDE"Posted: September 17, 2015 in Faith, Movies
I watched Everest last night with some mates, while staying in Ipswich for one of our (Relational Mission's) regular Prayer & Equipping events. A stunningly shot and impressively staged film, Everest relates the tragic tale of a joint expedition to scale the planet's highest point in 1996. Not knowing going in how many of the party survived to tell the tale, I was gripped by the tragedy and the elation. It is a great example of both human bravery and fragility, a hair's breadth between the two. And it was in that that I was struck by a line which spoke to me as we were praying some big prayers together this morning. (more…)
Of Mad Max and MolarsPosted: June 21, 2015 in Movies
I've seen Mad Max: Fury Road three times so far and, despite loving it instantly, it's somehow improved on each showing. Much has already been made of the stunts, the depth of the world Miller has built, the editing, the photography, the feminism, the redemptive themes and how Furiosa's unspoken-of disability has enthralled and inspired people both young and old. Not to mention how the First History Man's question as the credits roll alludes to our ultimate need for redemption and rescue. So, despite being many of the reasons why I love it so, I won't be writing on any of those aspects; others have written far more eloquently and personally than I could on these things. Instead, I want to talk about teeth. (more…)
Star Wars: Machete OrderPosted: June 17, 2013 in Movies
I'd promised a few a while back I'd make mention of how I found the new Machete Order for watching Star Wars…
It strayed across my radar courtesy of @VoxPopple, and having experienced the new sequence myself now it will remain my standard for viewing. Here's the full rundown of the IV > V > II > III > VI order (I DOES NOT EXIST! EVER.), plus its Whys and Wherefores: Machete Order.
And my observations? Other than the starkly absent C3PO/Anakin history, it demotes Jar Jar to Level 1 Annoyance (previously 4), and raises the bar on Anakin and Luke's relationship massively. Pressing pause after Empire to flashback and enjoy how we all got here feeds Jedi well. The only real downside is that Clones and Sith really do not wear well, and so their juxtapositioning can jar (jar).
Other than that: it's rescued the prequels from being unwatchable (now they're merely "watchable"), and elevates the originals in a way I didn't think was possible. Nice one.
Movie Metaview: LooperPosted: May 22, 2013 in Movies
Joe's a Looper – a killer and disposer of people sent back from thirty years hence. No bodies in 2074, corpses in 2044 that don't exist. Clean kills. When someone starts "closing the loops" – sending back veteran Loopers to be killed by their younger selves – Young Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and Old Joe (Bruce Willis) both go on the run with opposing agendas.
Movie Metaview: The Tree Of LifePosted: February 25, 2013 in Faith, Movies
Tags: film, god, life, movies, spirituality
"Unless you love, your life will flash by."
Terence Malick's elegant work of art (this is so much more than a "film") leads us through young Jack O'Brien's grasping of life and all it entails. LOSS (the death of a brother, missed opportunities afforded by his father's failings), LOVE (his father still loves him hugely, his mother is the Grace to his father's Law), and LEGACY (how this has shaped Jack as an older man).

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Corona SDK resources.
Corona Labs Inc., formerly Ansca Mobile, is a California software company building a 2D game and app development platform. Its main offering is the Corona SDK, a cross-platform mobile development framework that builds native apps for iOS, Android, Kindle, Windows Phone, tvOS, Android TV and Mac and Windows desktop from a single code base.[1][2] Corona Labs is based in Palo Alto, CA and is owned by Perk.com Inc.[3]
Company history
Corona Labs was founded as Ansca Mobile in 2008 by Carlos Icaza, previously the manager for such projects as Adobe's Flash Lite, Flash Mobile Authoring, Flash Cast and Adobe Illustrator, and Walter Luh, a lead architect in Adobe's Flash Lite team. In late 2009, Ansca secured $1 Million in Series A funding from Merus Capital, a venture capital firm founded by former Google and Microsoft executives.[4]
In December 2009, Ansca released the first version Corona SDK, initially supporting iOS. In April 2010, they expanded support for the Android operating system. In 2011 Corona began supporting development for Amazon's Kindle Fire and the Barnes & Noble Nook.
In April 2012, CEO Icaza departed the company for personal reasons and CTO Luh took over the CEO role,[5] and shortly after, in June of the same year, Ansca changed its name to Corona Labs.[6]
In August 2012, Corona Labs introduced Corona Enterprise which allows developers to integrate any native Objective-C and Java library. Shortly after, in November of the same year, Corona Labs received $2 million in capital from Merus Capital and Western Technology Investment. In April 2013, Corona Labs expanded the company's product offerings with the launch of Corona SDK Starter, a free mobile development solution.
Fuse Powered Inc. acquired Corona Labs in November 2014.[7]
Perk.com Inc. acquired Corona Labs for $2.3 Million in December 2015.[8]
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Introduction to Corona SDK
Corona SDK is a software development kit (SDK) created by Walter Luh, Founder of Corona Labs Inc.. Corona SDK allows software programmers to build mobile applications for iPhone, iPad, and Android devices as well as desktop applications for Windows and OS X. Corona lets developers use integrated Lua, layered on top of C++/OpenGL, to build graphic applications.
The SDK does not charge per-app royalty or impose any branding requirement. Only free subscription is required to develop and deploy apps using variety of Lua APIs provided by Corona SDK or available plugins.
Paid subscription (Corona Enterprise) provide additional capabilities of using native code in app development.
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For information on what's new in 0.3.6, see the release announcement.
You can install 0.3.6 incrementally by just using "Check for Updates" in your IDE, and applying the update mechanism which will patch your existing install.
To install Android Studio manually:
Windows: http://dl.google.com/dl/android/studio/ide-zips/0.3.6/android-studio-ide-132.917931-windows.zip (141 MB)
Mac: http://dl.google.com/dl/android/studio/ide-zips/0.3.6/android-studio-ide-132.917931-mac.zip (140 MB)
NOTE: These .zip files do not contain an embedded SDK install. If you have an existing install of Studio which contains an embedded SDK, if you upgrade by installing one of these zips, make sure you copy over the SDK as well.


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Kids at local Headstart enjoy books donated by traveling family
Lolly Easley (left) and Brenda Berg pass out books to pre-k students at the Ridgeway Head Start program. The Berg family is making a cross-country trip in an RV to promote reading and partnering with First Books to hand our free books to school children.
Brenda Berg and her two children left North Carolina a month ago to embark on a six-city road trip to have family time, tour national landmarks, and donate books to children.
On each stop the Bergs donate 1,000 books — in partnership with First Books, a nonprofit agency that provides free books to children — and blog about their travels on their GumpTrip.com website.
"It's really important for people to understand the dire need for children to get books," Berg said Friday in Memphis, the first stop on a tour that also includes New Orleans, San Diego, Omaha, Seattle and a Native American reservation. "It's a crisis in our country that children don't have an age appropriate book in their homes."
Memphishosted the Bergs at the Ridgeway Headstart in Southeast Memphis. Headstart, the University of Memphis and First Book-MidSouth based assignments and exercises on the six books' theme: emotions.
"We wanted to make sure it was tied to a curriculum," said Berg. "We wanted to make sure the children who really need them get them, and that's what First Book does best."
Lolly Easley, chair of First Book-MidSouth, said research has proved that reading has lifelong effects on children.
"Six books per child is what we call a steady diet of books," said Easley. "We're excited that it's being given to them in the context that they can thrive. They can learn to read with teachers, do the exercises and activities and take the books home."
Headstart student KeShawn Jackson, 4, said Friday was a happy day after he got two free books, the first in a series of six.
"I feel wonderful," said Jackson. "I'm going to read the books to (my family)."
Divalyn Gordon, Ridgeway Headstart principal, said KeShawn anticipated coming to school Friday morning after he saw her unpacking books Thursday afternoon for the giveaway.
"He said, 'I want to take it home now,' but I told him he had to wait until the RV showed up," said Gordon. "When he showed up this morning he said, 'Do I get my two books today?'"
Gordon said her students were excited to see the RV that the Bergs were traveling in and get their books.
"It makes them feel special to be able say, 'Someone took out the time to come see me today and bring me books,'" said Gordon. "This is an experience they can share with their families. They now have a story to go along with their books."


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Gerard Pique has named Cristiano Ronaldo, Didier Drogba and Robert Lewandowski as the toughest opponents he has faced in his career.
Gerard Pique has named Cristiano Ronaldo, Didier Drogba and Robert Lewandowski as the toughest opponents he has faced in his career.
The Barcelona defender, a former team-mate of Ronaldo at Manchester United, admits the Real Madrid star has to be considered one of the very best players in the history of football.
Pique also praised Drogba - who faced him during his Chelsea career - for his pace and power, and revealed that Bayern Munich striker Lewandowski is supremely difficult to mark.
Asked to name his most formidable opponents, he told a video hosted by Unscriptd: "One of them was Drogba - one of the best strikers I have seen. He had everything. Pace, really strong, good in the air - he was amazing.
"The other one was Cristiano Ronaldo. I had to face him a lot of times and he's one of the best players in history. He's really complete, he knows how to score, assist, shoot free-kicks, penalties. He can do everything.
"Lewandowski is another. He's tall, can use both legs. It's really hard to mark this kind of player. You don't know what they will do."
Pique declined to choose team-mates Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez or Neymar given that he only has to face down Barca's formidable front three in training.
"Obviously I'm not saying Lionel Messi, Neymar, Luis Suarez, the ones I have to face every day in training, because you cannot see our 'battles'," he added.


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I'll start the ball rolling - I use a Swift Flex nasal pillow system, but the hose was getting to be a real problem, so I rigged a simple system to have the hose arc up over my head in a relatively comfortable way. The exhaust port of the of mask was producing a steady stream of air that was pretty much blowing on the neck of my wife (when I slept on my side) so a couple of tram tickets, some scotch tape, and voilà! A neat little guide tube that took the flowing air quietly along the line of the hose, problem solved.
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The security forces,found around the game,are the second of the main antagonists in the game(the first being the Scientists.)
The security forces will attempt to capture Spanx and Redmond throughout the game,utilizing a variety of weapons,ranging from flashlights to high powered flamethrowers
Standard security (Rent-a cops) Edit
The standard security forces have a blue uniform,and wear jeans.The come in two types,fat and skinny.
The fat cop is armed with a flashlight,while the skinny one has a taser.Both are found throughout the game,and both will attempt to impede the player's progress,by attacking them,gradually causing their health to diminish.
Special Forces (Haz-Mat Hunters) Edit
Special Forces security are dressed in a full body yellow,orange,or blue HAZ-MAT suit,along with black rubber gloves and boots.
The Hunters are equipped with special wands,which can be charged with Fusion Barrels to give them fire,ice,electrical,helium,or toxic firing powers. The have a higher health and more damage per hit than the regular guards.


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If you're anything like me, there are just days when it's hard to get things done. I have so much on my plate at any given point in time, and it can be difficult to make sense of priorities.
Of course, pretty much everything on the list is important to someone. The bills have to get paid. The shopping has to get done. The kid's homework has to be completed. And naturally the boss needs to be happy.
Time is truly one of our most valuable commodities, yet sometimes we treat it pretty carelessly. So where does your time go? Here's a really quick quiz you can give yourself.
With a little effort and planning, you can go a long way to maximizing your time and re-establishing your priorities. Did you find out anything about yourself? What parts of the quiz hit home for you?


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Welcome to a special edition. A weekly look at these issues in the news and the personalities shaping the stories special edition is a production of Entercom communications. The views expressed by guests are not necessarily those of Entercom communications staff. Management or sponsors and now here's your host soon Henry. On today's program we'll talk to the former secretary of the Pennsylvania department of drug and alcohol programs. About governor Tom Wolfe's recent declaration. Regarding the dire nature of the oh good problem in our state will visit merit badge college. And see what the boy scouts of America learned recently on a college campus. And we'll talk to an author who learned just how different child rearing can be in a foreign client that has become the subject of her new book Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolfe discussed the dire nature of the State's hope you laid epidemic this week. Issuing a disaster declaration. That is usually reserved for natural disasters. The manmade catastrophe. Took the lives of 4362. State residents in 2016. With the death told in 2017. From overdoses. Expected to be even higher. We have the opportunity to speak to the former secretary of the Pennsylvania department of drug and alcohol programs. Gary tennis who was in office as this epidemic exploded tennis now serves as the president and CEO. Of the national alliance for model state. Drug law center at all. When things are all local to addiction so I can't open particular program for an. He. I don't usually are vulnerable could be troll you're a Democrat fifty the first. A collection epidemic that we've got to eat in somewhat older folks we remember. So an academic group. But I hit the nation after the Vietnam War the V epidemic quit cocaine and crack cocaine. Methamphetamine and you. Only then put through the United States surgeon general of without further recruitment infrastructure truly only good drive and about 50%. Okay actually you oh we have put. 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On the prescribing a little pure whites spoke of where we have fallen down and we don't have the treatment infrastructure required. And don't have the invention mechanism so that when somebody gets cut off although reports we're getting into treatment. When they can't get the treatment. They go to the street because somebody could get to that it's no longer the little choice screw it truly terrible cool coal. They have been going to the street and right now the street crooks are the most interstate couldn't. And history of America their latest such move would carpet with super super Bindra strong. And so people live in the crush of people would've been cut also Merrill cruel it's going to do the street and we don't have. On what we don't have enough without the mechanisms. In place clearly trying doctors how to do interventions. And that they get an agreement conservative treatment. And that's partisan fault because we don't have and problems. It's it's a lot of information at once but I tireless recruiter and he. Maybe that the point where we really do need to start here is that before you came on the show I talked about January 11 which is today being the the anniversary in 1964 of the release of the surgeon general's report in the United States that smoking. Was indeed dangerous the perception of that smoking has changed so much over the year. Years and it seems to me. That the wait two to do that is to get kids not to pick up cigarettes in the first place. How can be used as the equivalency. For now because we know that the tree and get into the treatment let's talk about trying to stop this from happening in the first place. Absolutely you're talking about prevention and prevention more from that in in in public and he most cost effective. We're pushing back on so we actually have a long until I hear and my group the national financial model we ought. As a model law. The confidence is very close to do that requires. 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That we could do along the line you're talking about what you're trying to cut right through. Lou we could do it with the we have a law pursuit defense comes programs. I'll. These are significant program through our program free trade futures. Our counselors have identified consider look like there are ripped when he beat. Mom or dad got locked up pollute their their predictions of failure or there's something going on the picture it's. Didn't come into being with them. And get into the hoping you can also that could be. You kind of hoped the deal of the drug and alcohol or you might be a mental health issue or some other additional. Oh that's also the law in Pennsylvania. Panic and that also. Lower in large part if not we implement. So there are some really well proven. Prevention. Programs. Along the lines you're talking about that would have a huge black. Long term impact on the problem. Are you thinking that did this prevention program they say is is very successful could that be rolled oh in and in crime watch setting nor. Some other place where if parents were concerned enough and they didn't see it in their schools is their way for them to. Access it. I think that that lit by a final group like control clock. But the market market or in school now aren't we organizing parents and go to this school superintendents and principals and things we have got to get these Qaeda twelve. Program. The drug and alcohol programs going in our schools are about to commit a local because I want my contribute LP and we have an epidemic going on and I want everything possible. To a cold formed. By Charles and all the children in the school and make sure that they get through this epidemic and they survive. Called a work that we see here how do we were there a lot of programs the 100 there was one discuss if you wanted to trap door bumper all the we actually haven't offered to send a different kind of can do I want so. It's little frustrating to watch some white. Actually though that all work look at the tone for the department worked with the content in the commission on crime could see that was in the Oklahoma. I can about the University of Colorado for two paper and people are typical spot in my -- try and again there are other programs should strong. Our political strength program that was one and it fixed so dramatically urged and it's proven to reduce drug and alcohol abuse by 6070%. It was all appropriate for any school in Pennsylvania that would take it and we think. The secretary of education the protection under their corporate administration secretary of education and our defense. A core communication at all. They'll probably scored a structural 500 school district superintendent thank. This reform although hopefully. We strongly suggest you take it. And we got ripped off we get it to school districts out of 500 and political one that this would ultimately truly. All you can only. Assistant and they move forward tactical differences could go for work. Mean look I put a substitute teachers community in certain extent while the train teachers. Smoke on the road you know I think that there is. Has been a tendency in a kind of movies the local epidemic is really beating down but there's been a hundred feet. Could be in denial about this column tomorrow characterize it could be the protection not only get their personal level by the formidable level. Aren't helping get so you can't deny it anymore so I think most schools superintendent Wanda. Oh. Lob admit that they have a drug and alcohol or potential drug and alcohol that you and school districts. But it's time to get over that and get real. We have our number one priority keep our kids healthy thing for a lot. Exactly and I think that any superintendent that it would be able to accept the premise that they would like to go with the prevention program that. I guess we're not school superintendents let's talk about. I'm rehabilitation. And as somebody's dissent and message shows carried that Tim relapse just seem series such oh. Horrible problem. In rehab there's so. How can maps how can that change because we know it's so expensive that we know insurance companies. Literally never won a pain to go the distance on this one and that they balking at an all the time themselves so how do we make this. Happen so that it does have. Efficacy. Well there's several resources towards you you really. Who you look forward to insurance company is not going the distance and I think you know it's helped and there are. And that's in the political on the Medicaid contacts Susan with conflict out and health care. Usually when you see relapses. Sometimes scored the recovery process or some critical that they do believe you'll have relapse in the cult related. Successfully ducks who better and sometimes it's like a boot time if they have to go back a second or third time. I'll illogical and ultimately well not. Cultural cancer Norton isn't just about any other do you can't really you. I think that's a tour. To drug and alcohol but the but the that you or your living at the mailman and there's talk about going to do. Somebody who. Who I am and an addictive than heroin for example they've doubled on troop reduction. It is very very clear. That it would make going to rehab they're going to need a minimum of three months we have. Followed by the full continuum of care of intent could not stepping down gradually to about creation and creation. I'm actually put or some individuals like that they've lost their jobs and loss of family at all. Six months that is really more repeal that don't expect them to think about the alternative. The alternative is somebody to come home. On on the popular side in my contractual photography because. What they do 60000 dollar screen. On the criminals are also part their bird who really vulnerable to any criminal or the fault could actually move any of fifty to 70% of the people in power. Couldn't. With untreated or under treated collection will pay. We'll be paid 40000 year I had known commodity cycle and not a jail so. It may seem like there's some initial investment but they're they're actually. There's a very well researched and you have to recharged and it has to do treatment will become more popular actually. Taxpayer or seven dollar for every dollar invested treatment. There's certain cold return if you can't find beauty in the stock market like. Gary it's so great to talk to again and I. I hope to talk to you in the future and know we just kind of tossed around some ideas today but I think they're good ones. Before you go is their place in the country. Where what you say is accept it where people will pave for the treatment is paid for and it is bearing fruit if you well. But he's going to be surprised that the but the long and short flawed countries are actually here in consequence that. And the mentally and all of our law. Says that the insurance company can't manage once the doctors signed the oracle. Level of treatment duke and what duration of the new insurance company is prohibited by look at the Pennsylvania based insurance policy. The insurance company is prohibited by law from management have been. Georgia. All colon Mecklenburg aquatic. Compromise solution proposed New York. Most of the state have. Libya on the line of attack on fair. And but you ask what you can do the bigger than we can do right now of course that it actually is great you can of course now or is that according we have a new law. Federal law that says we've got an alcoholic Credo that he's been. And it will get that we got that enforced across New York to a really good job at north York state attorney general argument. But they've got that important on the country I think you would see dramatic diplomatic impasse. In the hell could you call him. That's former secretary of the Pennsylvania department of drug an opera hall programs Gary tennis. Who now serves as president and CEO. Of the national alliance for model state drug laws. You're listening to special addition on Entercom. Communications. You were listening to special edition on intercom communications. Posted by so Henry. I'm assisting India home repairs or your bank. And down their graduates clear and simple a common repairs that you would experience to run your house we're doing some building of a would. Bench now work bench and we have simple electrical. Well wiring announcing a poll of polls switches and troubleshooting. Outlets. We've done. Unplugging our pipes from different types of paint on steam. And how to properly stripping we pero. A window. When you look at those kinds of skills and these the students and the you're looking at today Jews are they are you surprised at what they do know. There's. A wide variety of experience with them. Some of them have had some exposure to this type the stuff. And some have none and Nash and electronic world we live in it seems like a mystery today and that there and actually have to turn scooter. But it it's fun everybody catches on that and they learned in the process equally don't have to learn from YouTube Baylor and from a real person to write. And if yours all the Zion you've learned the hard way through experience and just a little bit of exposures politics in this in some kids take to it very easily and and they follow up. In the future with their own houses. Mean leaving career about how scouting has played a role in your own live from. Your child that's now it's exposed me to many different experiences. That's America Yzerman to. Things that you just went and checked the heat when it's all about and mean. Some of the map badges I've never followed up on but mainly I'm a social worker and work with the appointments and the exposure that happened dealing with different kind kids coming up through the ranks. Has helped me in now. My current. Position. You mentioned to me that you have you overseeing sixteen. Scouts all the way up to eat well that's pretty impressive talk about what it taint. The work is on the kids. And they just need to be motivated to follow. The requirements and to make it to eagle and in my role as a scout masters to be at the guy to give them the motivation. For me. Now it's an honor to be a part of their lives. Through that part of their accomplishment. And you say sixteen it's just the number but a witness who was one. All or six or sixty I would feel the same at the same sense of accomplishment on my part. Balanced partner lives welcome that. Distinction I mean to them in the future. In the military you're actually giving I I agreed op if you are after boot camp. Successfully completion. You would get an eagle on network I'm. Exposure to more leadership positions. And in your resume its shows that you have a wide variety of experiences that you can handle. On yourself in stressful situations in that you can be counted on as a good employee to follow through on a task that is assigned Kia. John except koskie is advisor for crew 3701. And the venturing chairman for the northeastern Pennsylvania council. He was teaching the scouts about electricity. And simple plumbing repairs in the King's College chemistry lab. Home repair merit badge is new to their bats college this year how we had nineteen students. Comments that aptly fantastic. We you know teaching the kids a little bit about standard things you have to do around your house whether it's going to be how to unclog a drain some moms would love that. Because you know they're the ones easily clog it up so lucky to not unclog it on themselves. When about about standard circuitry how to switch out a I receptacle. Or how to change out the switch. So they ever learn basic basics about electricity. Roster gonna do a little bit about building a work bench which we have going on in the hallway that your kings is really happy about that what we did bring tarps that's good. And we showed you circuit breaker box difference between asked trapped in a we're gonna have laid their later on they're gonna actually learn how to re stringing lines. Imagine that you save thousands of dollars with these tests. You can't so basically what we're trying to teach these kids I'd do is when their home to not have to rely on line. I'm calling in a plumber electrician where they can handle that the basic stuff themselves. As well as when they know they what they can or can't handle on the road. And name but then also have the basic understanding so that when they do bring in a professional. That bear informed about exactly what that particular job should be aiming happy would do it themselves and and have all the right equipment. Or they know hall. But the had at least the basic bundle and an understanding. So that they'll know that that that trades means being honest with them and of having an affair pricing no you know act accordingly. I actually introduce somebody to potential careers right. That is is they've moved you have one kid who it would first thing he wanted to do. Was it this is what I meant for the rest of my life that's why I'm here today is to is to learn a little bit more about what I've been doing and enjoying myself so. It's it's it's when those things where you know to become a hobby. Right I don't do this professional. By you know like in rehab house without a problem. Same thing with these guys they may or may not do one racing professionally in May be their perfection but at least are getting exposed to so many different things. That they're coming in and being able to either make a career out of it or say you know what no that's not to be my choice. That's not my career I don't wanna be dealing where it who knows what's in the coming out of a a drain. But on the other hand. You know at least again they're gonna have that basic that basic knowledge in the fundamental skills of him handle things are on the house. Joseph Soka of troop 155 if she ever town is certain he'll use what he learned in the future. Yes if you say that you wanna do this for a living what attracts you to clog drains an electrical issues. Hands on I don't like being bored so. Give me something to regular suffer today. How to do basic during clogs are on clogging and different pipes and some would work. Palaces just the basics on how to unclog a drain out you know taken apart and put a cleaner for a and to put it back together you need that globe and to clean it you can use. Vegetable and want. Anything used vegetable oil to clean it. OK so do you put the vegetable oil oil and after it's cleaner before. After. And then what happens. That crippled bit looser so the naked keep taking it apart. We wanna do when you grow up that his hands on put roofs on houses and siding. Let someone knows and when you learned about yourself then and some of the things from scouting that you experience so far. I don't like being lazy and more hands on. It's just gives you something to do. Bryant trade waived former scoutmaster and eight professional engineer. Was the counselor for mining in society he spoke to us about his career. It's an introduction to many of them for mining industry but more importantly what it's like to transition from high school. Into a career so while I focus on mining in the technical aspects of that entries and there's aspects of mining. Real focuses open and overcome any concerns and man about what's it like interfacing with professional what's it like talking to someone in the mining business. But any time for professional. And really Duchscherer might editor earlier today. It's going to be OK if you have an interest in whatever field that is when they're minding your Doctor Who space exploration can be anything it's located just go for. People like me I have a lot of experience and technical fields when I see somebody come in new. These young men here today. You know went and you know and I'm happy about that they have an interest. That they know Sumter and yet it doesn't matter they have an interest in learning. And let them know that that stand to deal overseas when you come and an administrator technical what made you go Ford in mining. Well like these young men idea when I was in high school I didn't know I would go into mining but there were. Mines around the town that I lived end. And it would in employment nose and when I went back to college. And the college and I was that had the availability of the mining the degree. To be honest it was a very popular. And I knew that if I went into it would always have a job because it wasn't popular and so that Tex why went into it and that's been true I've had worker percent what do you do. I'm an engineer and mining industry and are all aspects of it from initial feasibility of mine to the the end of reclamation. And it's interesting I am definitely on the inside of the mining industry but if you think who has the greatest impact. On beneficial use of an area post mind. It's actually the miners themselves and how they carry on that operation. An engineer Ari design and so on heavily involved reclamation post mining use an official. Use some of that land from the community you know. We hear a lot about mining in it authors even. A future for Kelly I mean in the election of it was an issue of whether or not we needed certain kinds of mine to Sadr. Your impression of mining as a future for the young people that you're teaching to first of all there are many young people who go into it. And yet it's absolutely required and defeating these young men here today. Decide to go in and mining business they will never be without work I mean. And they will be paid well. Also it's true that some types of mining may fall away. And by he or a's are going to need materials that are always be another kind of mining this required. And economy have to move around a little bit to find where that. That or is that material is it to mining but there always have good job of ointment is. That certain commodities absolutely have to be mindful of the future to happen right absolutely if it's say anything EC year or use. Either has to be grown our mind it's one of the other hand there's no other place it comes from. So we do that and is responsible ways we can with a long term view what the future needs to be for that area greater mining that's very important. How has your past. In scouting helped you. Be the person you are today. While it's. You know you interact with these young men. And again he you can get lost some times in the data Dave your job. Here you carry and whose purpose in your own job you know why am I doing that's why my report to work everyday. But when you're interact with these young men he had a glimpse of the future I'll say it makes me feel younger. And but it also helps me stay focused on that long term which is the most pork import for all of us it's not today today and that's one thing. But it says I'm thinking about the long term future of the community and for the young man helps in the job that play. Stanley bad Nash of troops to 81 of Dallas has been with merit badge college at kings for twenty years instructing metal work. We're just trying to you know some hands on training or her ability to use different tools. Then mental make the blocks make it does pay and try materials who comments who can cooking pot that bikinis camp. Some some hands on stuff and just give them little opportunity to experience medal or whether they. Wanamaker Automator just high happier things and it gets a gift for their mom right. Yes yes there is Father's Day gift for Mother's Day yes. She come back year after year to talk to these young people about what you obviously enjoy IC great valueless counting I've been a scatter for over 245. Years now. I think it's a great opportunity to give these doubts these young men exposure to these different opportunities like. Think in the twenty years you've been here or there might even be scouts. That have children by Nelson could be looking at second generation pretty soon how important you think it is for a young people to. At least experienced. Work with their hands. It's a lost art anymore I've always worked on my hands. And I final lot of satisfaction in it and I think I hope they'll find satisfaction two of accomplishment. And normally do. I'm manager for a heavy equipment caterpillar dealer. And I work from my hands for many years and on the manager actually I miss it. But there is different different opportunities and I just worked my way up and ranks them do you scouting in your own life over the years what has. Where are the lessons you go boy I picked that up when I was this kind of glad I did honestly in business I am I think this cowgirls law. When I'm doing business with people honesty trustworthy all that. And it's really. I think it's helped me in my career. We also talked with Larry Morton. Chair of the council advancement committee. And chair of the eagle board every view for the northeastern Pennsylvania council of the Boy Scouts. He discussed the value of scouting in his own life. Well I think because. Asking a question of that nature of someone like me is. To listen to pretty quick response. As we reflect those of us who had sons and scouting. We're who we're scatters ourselves as we reflect upon. Of those two focus points. I was a scale and a you know well. Scouting turned me from. Less than focused young man to a pretty seriously focused. Well behaved. Yeah an achievement oriented person seen my son compute scouting. I watched him grow from point when he joins scouting. Where he was so. Little unsure of himself to the point where he achieved eagle rank for many years leaders that you liner in the order of the arrow and when he left he was so truly very accomplished young man. And a person who surrounded his decision making by the tenants of scouting with senator. The human you know around principles which are timeless absences mean trust with the loyal helpful friendly courteous kind obedient cheerful thrifty very. Clean and reverend. If you underscore your approach to life and that occurred to do well. Oftentimes we see that young people have a lot of problems in this day and age and how is scouting the answer and how do you go about to attract people to live in the first place so that they can find out what it's all about. We have a wonderful or wonderfully accomplished professional staff and connected with other council. Starts with cub scouting tiger scouting. These are little guy he's in now gals who are five years older slower and not. And if you ever been involved with the cub scout Dan. And among the cuts go pac meetings. You know which is chock full of fun and family orientation. And mentions girls. That's all for the good we are now truly a family organization. And we're defying in our society now you know once a month at least to Boone and you kinds of others. Little kids and families in have a lot of fun while the same time. Starting to learn about what it takes to read and examined life a life of purpose. The introduction of five young young girls into. Your organization when you first heard about that well what were your thoughts and and how has it transpired I know it's really news so maybe. It has early transparent that much yet but what have you seen tougher what did you think that the beginning. Well you're speaking with someone who started working at the University of Scranton when it was all male. And I went through the rows of contemplating what that would mean to the University of Scranton females Cain. And I found out very quickly that it enriched with university historians. Educational atmosphere. And immeasurable ways. And of course it's very day to people who seen as female students. Forty years ago to the university. Yeah and I'm better off for heaven. From the Noble's individuals through that environment and that's what I thought about when I the idea scouting movement there reaching out to females. You're listening to special addition on Entercom communications. You were listening to special edition on intercom communications. Posted vice who Henry. Author Sarah's ASCII learned a lot about the importance of early childhood education. And independents. When she and her husband moved from Oregon to Berlin with their toddler she also discovered parents who gave their children freedom to explore their environs. Including taking public transportation. At an early age. And climbing without fear. The lesson she learned her passed along in her new book opt to baby an American mom on the German art of raising self reliant children. Well I didn't until about six and a half years and when it first right there my daughter would soon. And the way the. Think I notice as we had a picnic in the park when she intentionally with another scrambling she and they had two kids what a. A real girl or the tiger Opel right. Don't think it's not to play at the playground and it was behind a wall and none of the other parents stop that they needed to get up and they'll lodged against. So I did you say anything. Or did you just sit. I said oh I go could I didn't feel comfortable now watching my daughter to. You know I thought it would just maybe this couple a little strange but then I gotcha I noticed that most of the tears and don't. Over their kids on the playground and factually kids turn. Ash not anger at the playground items outlook appearance at all. Well it sounds great thank you out the way I know that if you live in the United States and those kinds of things happen and immediately your mind rushes two on my guy actually is there a predator. Or oh my gosh am I neglecting a child so your your mind is an apparent I think doesn't twelve million. Horrible directions right. Well absolutely. And I. You're at the time that you send your kids to the examiner no other kids at. And limit the big group of kids on the playground that you can't remember a predator coming to chick get and is so well that's a load began at. And I think as Americans we might want to look at why were so scared about that when the likelihood of it happening. Is solo. So why are we saw last year. Sure I didn't know I was a kid. Outside the moment I'm called home and we were just big band kid outside without adults watching over us. I think it might have something to do with our media that we we focus so heavily on every one of these tragedies. But it seemed like it could happen to anyone that's in the hard to put it in perspective as. I agree that sometimes neatly overplay it and there's something going on right now Sarah the book refers to it I I think since we were. Kids has changed so dramatically. In Idaho was a current. So must be. A billion degrees below zero right. A separate impact. RA and it's almost the same here it's it's cold and we're expecting some historic temperatures. When we kid's hair out we literally. Went outside anyway I mean you go in the house until May be a last detail at the pond you know and then. It could cost the chip and a chapter in your book called no bad weather. Leg that that's Jordan saying and I believe it's in other countries Chile will. You just don't have the right clothing and certain you know we got. Winter's snow pants and rain pants and boots and you know how obstacle completely around saint church so I challenged the and then the chip outside in and we do the same thing sports. Do you think that if we started to change our perception of this because even if there's Abd. A low temperature the probability that it might snow that they and it's kind of go into a panic mode they. Delays school they cancel school whatever you did as adults. We're just getting so soft that may be the concept of self reliance is not expressed by asked often enough. Actually of course we backed model it works niche. That. And so. And so at light to go out the worst weather and the more they wanna go out which is kind of signing it. They want to try and now they are geared to enjoy being outside and spending that little bit of time outside even if it's now just. He now works and that some little better and adults leisure giant march you because we spend all the inside we don't feel so that. It's exactly and you also talk in your book about. It and when kids are smaller than the fact that the education. Begin for them in. A very. Critical way in that they kids in Germany star or an education. At a very young age and a lot of assistant now. That's too young those kids should be Nat being they should be a homeless. 88 parent. And it's a little different in Germany how. The reliance on that kernel figure is kind of fanned diminished as they go off very early and start school. Yeah boasts just don't kids by age three are in some kind of pre school. Me and screwed you'd at least in eastern rule and there differently than and it's here. That you just. Our challenge here it is something good circuits. And it's gonna put them to be around other kids and to lend to other adults and and how new experiences. And what kind of after death I hate to use things like this academic formation happens at 23 years of age in these preschools. They don't do any formal academics say it's too much all about clay. He ends up by playing and learning from each other they learn social skills. To concentrate because they follow their own interest and and they wouldn't self control. I'll very valuable because I've talked to people's Cerro who are in school settings here in the United States. And they tell step is beyond my imagination but since they Tommy and I have to believe it's true. The kids in school who had a stand. In a lot since they have to start. With the most basic basic basic things with these kids. Hey I had. Temperatures aren't partners goes on my blueprint reading and and that we forget that being here. To come first patent and especially for young children and takes a while to learn. How does this lead to the the building blocks of creating self reliance. There are ringing about Iraq or are you and I yacht and a child who is put into a setting at a young age like a preschool through it at tree. How does that lead to suffer alliance for these kids. Well respect just Lou removing them from now common Larry in and get French environments. They're not dependent on mom and add to filter out other relationships. But they're starting to live their online and and form their own relationships with other people. And I think that that's a huge part of it. Well. I think you're right Matt and Sarah I think a lot of Americans. Try to there it involved in this vicarious living exercise with their kids. As though they expect their kids. To be little versions of them off some maybe put my fitness thing. Where they see other things they could actually have the audacity to say to the parents. No I don't want that I wanna do this. Exactly and we have to realize that our our kids. Separate people and they are gonna grow and separate individuals. Also bad. You have to admit I am limitation of the tank and there are. There are wonderful kindergarten teachers Utah public kids don't let I didn't have a two and a little bit more patient. And I have. And value that. Let's talk about day in your your time in in Germany and maybe some of the things that you heard from parents at first that you. And has some doubts about but by watching how old they did it it opened your eyes a little bit more. Actually I don't. Think Sony was letting my child walked to school. By yourself or with a surfer and that's in our culture we don't get especially now that HH. The peace and to Germany also will have their kids kick this subway or should you are not at school lunch like the regular bus. And I would look into how can you attack you know aren't you scared of late in the yes absolutely and care site however. The kids need to learn that still need to learn how to navigate their world. And it made a lot of sense to me. Anything else some of that front toward you actually thought you know this is a good idea and I've been it's a thinking about it in a different way but this makes sense to me. Sure they need to teach children do you think like nine and actions that could come shortly and out of prohibiting them. No the reason behind that is when you prohibit these kind of saying some children old tried and and secret. And that's who really have a dangerous situation. And I thought about that side you know that make sense well. My goodness this to me is is so pivotal because we're kids we did so many things that today you just wouldn't be allowed to do. We threw knives a targets we shot beaten and we do all kinds of but in today's society. People who come around and say you're hurt somebody doing that are meeting in herself so I think there's still a little bit of merit to have. Dare we say supervision on some stuff but let them try. Yeah I mean we don't have to learn skills at some point. And out and things like nice we used to cooking you know and that's something you want children to learn how to race. Absolutely. Pumped out when he came back. To the United States. With the family. Did you find yourself down and actually talking to other parents and saying. Well injured me blah blah blah blah black and did they look at you like he had two hands. You can say yeah I touched on a pro life I can get away with they because I've beat exotics can't do it in your little. I'm but I get some. Actually looks whom I let my daughter bikes back and forth to school. What led to go home when I wouldn't it. These are things that I didn't articulate what I would sir aged. And so it is important to try to remind parents of that and shall also would may start. Talking about they're worried about people adopting the kids but it extremely layer and you know perhaps. Well bobbing your kid does something when we don't let them you know do something as simple as to buy back in Portland school. Some of the things you talk about have to do with very liberal. Parental leave for people Serra and in the United States. This topic is debated this debate here all the time and people say well how the world can live without my employee for. Years. Talk about that particular concept and and whether or not you think it is actually feasible in America. Well you know it's a book most of Europe. And the I tell you are doing that you know I had treatment of unpaid leave with my purse shall we had to go back. I'm the shock and look a bit more excited and I understand that it works in your rule is that that that maternal or paternal leave it is take partly due to government so. I'm anti taxes so that. During Tucker and I don't it's not perfect of course she still hasn't. You know the company doesn't really want to reduce these people. And so there's you know that women and we'll continue to work or go back to work early because they want to continue under career. OK these are good to things to think about and talk about. Now Sarah have you heard at all from the band U2 about the titled the book or not I don't know why the cut to market. Is this your way of getting them to talk to you. Oh me very. That Sarah's ASCII author of the book opt to baby an American mom on the German art of raising self reliant children. You are listening to special addition on Entercom communications. Thanks for listening to special edition. A weekly look at these issues in the news and the personalities shaping historians.