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(...) I did that with one of the big yellow gears from the 70's when I was a kid. Dad said I was silly for ruining my expensive LEGO, but at least I got to build a differential, and a really neat "octopus" ride! I wish I'd taken pictures... I also (...) (23 years ago, 16-Nov-01, to lugnet.technic)
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> I reckon a whole set of different 'gears with holes' should be made. I think so, idlers are incredibly useful, I've obtained a lot of mileage from the 16 tooth one! I've recently bought me a drill so some experiments in this area are definitely (...) (23 years ago, 16-Nov-01, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I must admit I was very disappointed that TLC have never done anything with this feature which must have been in their minds when they designed the gear. I used it in my Orrery: (URL) reckon a whole set of different 'gears with holes' should (...) (23 years ago, 16-Nov-01, to lugnet.technic)
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Wow ROSCO. Very nice indeed. Since getting the 8448 and realising that there is a single ended version of the sliding dog clutch part, and that the gearboxes can do more than four gears I've been tryign to get a better understanding of how (...) (23 years ago, 16-Nov-01, to lugnet.technic)
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"RC" == Ross Crawford <rcrawford@csi.com> writes: RC> (URL) Enjoy! Very nice work indeed! The construction that you used for low gear is also very interesting: Having an old-style half-bushing mesh with the teeth on the dark grey gear. Took me a (...) (23 years ago, 16-Nov-01, to lugnet.technic)
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