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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 (...) (26 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 (...) (26 years ago, 2-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad)

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