Description
Book SynopsisThe LEGO® Technic Idea Book: Simple Machines is a collection of hundreds of working examples of simple yet fascinating Technic models that you can build based on their pictures alone. Each project uses color-coded pieces and is photographed from multiple angles, making it easy to see how the models are assembled without the need for step-by-step instructions. Every model illustrates a different principle, concept, or mechanism that will inspire your own original creations. You re encouraged to use these elements as building blocks to create your own masterpieces. The Technic models in Simple Machines demonstrate basic configurations of gears, shafts, pulleys, turntables, connectors, and the like. You'll learn how to create small, elegant machines like cranes, operable doors, motorized cars, a rubber band-powered rocket launcher, a hand-cranked drag racer, and even musical instruments. This visual guide, the first in the three-volume LEGO Technic Idea Book series, is the brainchild of
Table of ContentsPart 1
Gears
Shafts and Connectors
Gear Combinations
Gears in a Turntable
Gears in Series
Angled Gears
Worm Drives
Part 2
Chains and Treads
Rubber Bands
Rack-and-Pinion Gears
Moving To and Fro
Moving Freely
Going the Distance
Part 3
Motors and Gears
Building in Any Direction
Strong Combinations
Two Simple Chassis
Part 4
Doors
Pulley Systems
Rubber Band Power
More Uses for Gears
Making Music
