The unofficial LEGO technic builder's guide
By: Paweł "Sariel" Kmieć
Edition: 2nd edition.
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 403
ISBN-13: 9781593277604
Subjects: Models; LEGO toys; Simple machines; Machinery; Design and construction
Other titles: LEGO technic builder's guide
Description: 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.
Table of contents: title: Basics. Basic concepts; title: Basic units and pieces; title: Studless or studfull?; title: Axles, bushes, and joints; title: Wheels; title: Mechanics. Gears and power transmission basics; title: Chains and pulleys; title: Levers and linkages; title: Custom mechanical solutions; title: The LEGO pneumatic system; title: Pneumatic devices; title: Building strong; title: Motors. An inventory of LEGO motors; title: LEGO power function system; title: The RC system; title: Advanced mechanics. Wheeled steering systems; title: Wheeled suspension systems; title: Tracked vehicles and suspensions; title: Transmissions; title: Adders and subtractors; title: Planetary gearing; title: 3D printing; title: Models. Form vs. function; title: Scaling a model; title: The modeling process.