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Re: New Civil Engineer letter
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lugnet.technic
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Tue, 3 Jul 2001 17:31:09 GMT
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Steve Bliss wrote:
> Would it be possible to uh, tap a thread onto regular crossaxles, so nuts
> could be screwed on? Has anyone tried this?
I tried. It is very difficult, or at least I couldn't figure out how. The cross
axles have four primary "edges" and the average die has three cutting
edges on the inside. The die thus does not ride along the cross axle well
at all!
JB
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Message is in Reply To:
 | | Re: New Civil Engineer letter
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| (...) That would work great! Since Lego has not provided threaded axles in any quantity, substitute parts (non-Lego) are necessary. As an engineer, I'm just fine with using whatever works, Lego or non-Lego. I've used steel 3/16" bolts quite a bit. (...) (23 years ago, 3-Jul-01, to lugnet.technic)
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