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Re: Lego® Technic Motor (43362) int ernals
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lugnet.technic
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Date:
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Thu, 12 Dec 2002 10:38:44 GMT
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"Tobbe Arnesson" <StPnAtM@lotek.nu> writes:
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> In lugnet.technic, Brian B. Alano writes:
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> > From what I can see, it looks like there's room in this motor for an
> > axle *hole* rather than an axle shaft. What a shame...
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> It should be fairly easy to saw off the axle and glue a bush to the shortened
> axle, thus getting an axlehole instead of the protruding pin.
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> The mainproblems would be to
> - Get the bound strong
Notoriously difficult
> - Get the bush centered on the axle
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> Perhpas some other LEGO part is a better choice since the bushes tend to split,
> or one could just improve the bush design with coating of carbon fibers and
> glue.
I'd rather use a hacksaw on a technic angle or axle connector.
> Main question; Would the center gear/axle thingy stay on place it it does not
> protrude the chassis?
Probably not so easily.
> Who's up for some surgery?
I'd rather propose the following operation
(totally theoretic, use at your own risk):
Saw of the protruding axle and use a very fine drill
to make an axle whole in the original plastic bit.
> I don't own any of the new motors and if I did I would probably not risk it
> this way in any case :-)
I don't think there is a difference between old and new motors
in this regard.
I think I should put a Dremel on my wishlist one day :-)
Jürgen
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Jürgen Stuber <stuber@loria.fr>
http://www.loria.fr/~stuber/
I åa ä e ö å i öa ä e å.
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| (...) It should be fairly easy to saw off the axle and glue a bush to the shortened axle, thus getting an axlehole instead of the protruding pin. The mainproblems would be to - Get the bound strong - Get the bush centered on the axle Perhpas some (...) (24 years ago, 12-Dec-02, to lugnet.technic)
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