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Book

The unofficial LEGO technic builder's guide

Call Number

  • 688.725 K669 (CEN)

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Edition

2nd edition.

Publication Information

San Francisco, CA : No Starch Press, [2017]

Physical Description

xvi, 403 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Summary

The LEGO Technic system opens a new realm of building possibilities. Using motors, gears, pneumatics, pulleys, linkages, and more, you can design LEGO models that really move. The Unofficial LEGO Technic Builder's Guide is filled with building tips for creating strong yet elegant machines and mechanisms with the Technic system.

Notes

Includes index.

Contents

  • Basics. Basic concepts
  • Basic units and pieces
  • Studless or studfull?
  • Axles, bushes, and joints
  • Wheels
  • Mechanics. Gears and power transmission basics
  • Chains and pulleys
  • Levers and linkages
  • Custom mechanical solutions
  • The LEGO pneumatic system
  • Pneumatic devices
  • Building strong
  • Motors. An inventory of LEGO motors
  • LEGO power function system
  • The RC system
  • Advanced mechanics. Wheeled steering systems
  • Wheeled suspension systems
  • Tracked vehicles and suspensions
  • Transmissions
  • Adders and subtractors
  • Planetary gearing
  • 3D printing
  • Models. Form vs. function
  • Scaling a model
  • The modeling process.

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