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Re: Two versions of the "Technic Axle Joiner"
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Date: 
Tue, 2 Feb 1999 22:23:12 GMT
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Fredrik Glöckner wrote:

> On the other hand, I discovered yesterday that I have _two_ versions of
> the "Technic Axle Joiner"; one which is the way Karim pointed out, and
> has the number 6538 molded into it, and one which is the way Jessiman
> drew it, but without any number on it.

Hmmm I didn't know about that part... now i have to go back and sort out any old
ones i have :)

> Anyway, I also wanted to say that if the part 6538.DAT gets fixed, the
> exterior should be rotated, not the interior.  This is because more
> people will have used it to connect to an axle than between four studs,
> thus the new version will conflict less with existing drawings that way.
> Or so I guess, at least.

This is a very good point!  thanks!

--Karim



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  Re: Two versions of the "Technic Axle Joiner"
 
(...) :-) I just noticed, BTW, that the one I have which is the way Jessiman drew it, is from the 8857 Street Chopper. (URL) the oldest Technic set I have with an axle joiner, so I guess all sets from 1993 and backwards have this version. The 8880 (...) (28 years ago, 3-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad)

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  Two versions of the "Technic Axle Joiner"
 
Not long ago, Karim Nassar posted a note on the L-CAD mailing list saying that the interior of the "6538 Technic Axle Joiner" was rotated 45° comparing with the original piece. This is true. On the other hand, I discovered yesterday that I have (...) (28 years ago, 2-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad)

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