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Re: Would it be a good idea if LEGO made metal axles?
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:46:29 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Gereon Stein wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Thomas Garrison wrote:
> > On Wed, 12 Dec 2007, Allan Kolenovsky wrote:
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> > > Has LEGO ever considered releasing metal axles?
> >
> > Well, they did. . .
> > http://peeron.com/inv/parts/x1208b
> > http://peeron.com/inv/parts/x1208a
> >
> > I know nothing about pre-Technic gears, especially European pre-Technic
> > gears, so I don't know if these parts were used as cross axles or, as may
> > be the case, cross axle-to-"freely spinning axle" adapters.
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> I think those were just to allow the pre-Technic cog wheels to work on the old
> motors (4.5 and 12V) which could only turn the round (also metal) axles of the
> old red LEGO wheels. Later motors had a special bearing for cross axles and
> worked with the plastic technic axles, so metal adapters were discontinued. I
> think they were pretty rare to begin with, even in my not exactly small
> collection I have only one single piece.
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> It may be worthwhile to consider making a collection of aluminum axles - that
> should be doable for an affordable amount of money. I've seen people
> constructing aluminum rings to convert the old spoked wheels into large train
> wheels, so there's definitely people out there with the necessary tools and
> materials at hand.
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> Personally, I'd buy some as I see use of them ;)
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> Regards,
>
> Jerry
Yes most of the 1970-76 European style gear sets (#800, #801, #802, #810, #811,
#812, #813 and #814) had mainly those milky white axles. The metal ones that
came in a few of these sets was for use with LEGO motors.
Cheers,
Gary Istok
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| (...) I think those were just to allow the pre-Technic cog wheels to work on the old motors (4.5 and 12V) which could only turn the round (also metal) axles of the old red LEGO wheels. Later motors had a special bearing for cross axles and worked (...) (17 years ago, 15-Dec-07, to lugnet.general)
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