 | | Re: New angled beam —Fredrik Glöckner
| | | | (...) Sorry, I have no idea about that. While I have the 5571, I haven't even held a 8448 box in my hands. Hey, I haven't even _seen_ a box in a shop yet! BTW, while we are talking about the new Technic sets this year: I've noticed this really odd (...) (25 years ago, 7-Oct-99, to lugnet.technic)
| | | | | | | | | | New silly axle —Gregor Benedikt Rochow
| | | | | | (...) It's 5.5 studs long. 4 studs of crossaxle, 1/2 stud (minus the width of the collar?) wide crossaxle-diameter round axle, a larger-diameter collar (as on the stud end of a 1/2-peg), and another stud length of axle. The 3 in 8448 simply fill the (...) (25 years ago, 7-Oct-99, to lugnet.technic)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: New silly axle —Fredrik Glöckner
| | | | | | | (...) Ah, if it has a length of 5.5 studs, then I can see the use for it. I've often had the need for an n.5 stud lendth axle, and by matching the 5.5 axle with an axle extender and another axle, it may serve this purpose. Sounds useful enough for (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.technic)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: New angled beam —Johannes Keukelaar
| | | | | | (...) There are a couple of them in 8446, too. And yes, I've wondered about the purpose, too. In 8446 it's used, among other things, with a beveled gear on the collar end; this prevents the beveled gear from sliding up the axle. (...) Johannes. (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.technic)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: New angled beam —Huw Millington
| | | | | (...) This piece first appeared in last year's ZNAP sets, in white. The collar was necessary to prevent the axle being pulled through the hole when used for wheels and I guess was designed that way to prevent the need for a bushing. I think it (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.technic)
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