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Re: Instructions for small Technic motor bike
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Date: 
Sun, 30 May 1999 22:16:27 GMT
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On Sun, 30 May 1999 09:27:09 GMT, Fredrik Glöckner
<fredrik.glockner@bio.uio.no> wrote:

> legoverse@geocities.com (Terry K) writes:
> 
> > 
> > > http://www.math.uio.no/~fredrigl/technic/micro-bike/
> > 
> >  Step 6 I have a problem with.  Where is the #4 axle from the subassembly going?
> >  (that is the inverted 'T' shaped subassembly)  Or does it just float freely?
> 
> That is indeed a difficult step.  I should probably split it in two.
> First, the top of the inverted T gets connected to the axle #3 which is
> connected to the teal liftarm.  Then, the long frame with the odd angle
> gets connected to the axle #4 which is the bottom of the inverted T.
> Then, connect the wheel.  (Should probably leave out the wheel in this
> step.)

Also, due to the viewing angle, the #4 axle appears to almost be in the same
place as the small axle from a previous step.  At first glance, they appear to
be the same.

> >  In step 7, the subassembly doesn't make sense.  It looks like a 1x2 technic
> >  brick with a #2 axle in it.  Fine.  But the 1x3 plate on top is centered.  How?
> >  Wouldn't the plate be fastened off-center?
> 
> The 2x1 brick has an axle hole, which is not clear from the image.  And,
> a plate can be put on a Technic beam with 1/2 stud offset!  Just try,
> it's a neat trick.

D'Oh!  Holes in the studs.  Boy, do I feel stupid!
Sorry for that untimely brain malfunction.  :-/

-- Terry K --



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  Re: Instructions for small Technic motor bike
 
(...) That is indeed a difficult step. I should probably split it in two. First, the top of the inverted T gets connected to the axle #3 which is connected to the teal liftarm. Then, the long frame with the odd angle gets connected to the axle #4 (...) (27 years ago, 30-May-99, to lugnet.build)

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