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Re: 12 Tooth bevel gear case
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Sat, 1 Nov 2008 23:16:00 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Adam Alper wrote:
> I am having the hardest time coming up with a gearbox that allows a 90 degree
> turn using the 12 tooth bevel gears or conical wheels.  Every time i try to make
> one, the gears skip, or simply snap.  Does anybody have a small, simple, home
> made version that can tolerate a lot of torque?  Even the lego one, offered in
> the old Off roader (blue not motorized, set) cracks the gears.  Help!
> 
> Thanks

Use the 12 tooth and the 20 tooth bevel gears together, like this

<<http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=3502608>>

Walter



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  Re: 12 Tooth bevel gear case
 
(...) That's very clever. (18 years ago, 7-Nov-08, to lugnet.technic)

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  12 Tooth bevel gear case
 
I am having the hardest time coming up with a gearbox that allows a 90 degree turn using the 12 tooth bevel gears or conical wheels. Every time i try to make one, the gears skip, or simply snap. Does anybody have a small, simple, home made version (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-08, to lugnet.technic)

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