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Re: are flexible technic axles really axles?
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 6 Jul 1999 22:01:05 GMT
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G. Benedikt Rochow wrote:
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> Can the new flexible technic axles, as seen in ZNAP sets and some
> new technic sets, such as 8448, actually be use as axles? From some
> pictures in the new S@H andretail catalogs, it seems fairly clear to me
> that there are
> 1. short round axle-diameter disks towards the ends that won't allow
> axle-compatible parts to be slid on unless those are really soft, and
> 2. rod-diameter ends such that there's no usable crossaxle attachment
> even at the end.
I have 8445 in hand. If you mean the long yellow bent things on each
side of the cockpit in that set's cover picture, I confirm that both
numbered assertions above are true.
These are quite rubbery, but even so, forcing them into a cross axle
hole (I tried a bit with one) will damage them, they're not rubbery
enough to fit through.
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