- Unofficial LEGO Technic Builder's Guide
- foreword
- preface
- acknowledgments
- I. basics
- II. mechanics
- 5. gears and power transmission basics
- drivers, followers, and idlers
- gear ratios
- efficiency and gears
- backlash and gears
- controlling rotational direction
- an inventory of gears
- worm gear
- 8-tooth gear
- single-bevel 12-tooth gear
- double-bevel 12-tooth gear
- 14-tooth gear
- 16-tooth gear
- 16-tooth gear with clutch
- single-bevel 20-tooth gear
- single-bevel 20-tooth gear with pin hole
- double-bevel 20-tooth gear
- 24-tooth gear
- 24-tooth gear with clutch
- 24-tooth gear with crown
- 36-tooth gear
- 40-tooth gear
- differential gears
- turntables
- knob wheel
- Hailfire Droid wheel gear
- obsolete gears
- 6. chains and pulleys
- 7. levers and linkages
- 8. custom mechanical solutions
- a stronger differential
- differential locks
- a custom differential
- an axle with a differential lock
- ratchets
- linear clutches
- eccentric mechanisms
- Scotch yokes
- a Scotch yoke
- Oldham couplings
- an Oldham coupling
- Schmidt couplings
- stepper motors
- Geneva mechanisms
- a Geneva mechanism
- reverse lights
- flashing lights
- turn signals
- complex turn signals
- double-axle turntable transmission
- a double-axle turntable transmission
- a sturdy universal joint
- a universal joint
- 9. the LEGO pneumatic system
- the Old system
- the New system
- an inventory of pneumatic parts
- pneumatic pump (Old)
- pneumatic pump (New)
- small pneumatic pump (New)
- distribution block (Old)
- valve with studs
- valve with no studs (New)
- large cylinder (Old)
- 6L cylinder (Old)
- small cylinder (New)
- large cylinder with square base (New)
- large cylinder with round base (New)
- pneumatic tubes and hoses
- T-piece (Old)
- T-piece (New)
- hose connector with an axle joint (New)
- cylinder bracket
- airtank
- manometer
- modding the pneumatic system
- 10. pneumatic devices
- 11. building strong
- 5. gears and power transmission basics
- III. motors
- 12. an inventory of LEGO motors
- 2838, the first 9V motor
- 71427, a popular and powerful 9V motor
- 43362, a lighter 9V motor
- 47154, a 9V motor in a semitransparent housing
- Micromotor
- NXT motor
- Power Functions E motor
- Power Functions Medium (M) motor
- Power Functions L motor
- Power Functions XL motor
- Power Functions Servo motor
- RC motor
- 13. LEGO Power Functions system
- 12. an inventory of LEGO motors
- IV. advanced mechanics
- 14. wheeled steering systems
- 15. wheeled suspension systems
- 16. tracked vehicles and suspensions
- 17. transmissions
- types of transmissions
- how LEGO transmission driving rings work
- transmission designs
- 2-speed synchronized transmission
- 2-speed linear heavy-duty transmission
- 2-speed RC motor transmission
- 2-speed orbital transmission
- 2-speed ratchet transmission
- 3-speed linear transmission
- 4-speed double-lever transmission
- 4-speed synchronized transmission
- 5-speed linear transmission
- 10-speed synchronized transmission
- continuously variable transmission
- distribution transmissions
- a 2-speed synchronized transmission
- a 2-speed linear heavy-duty transmission
- a 2-speed RC motor transmission
- a 2-speed orbital transmission
- a 2-speed ratchet transmission
- a 3-speed linear transmission
- a 4-speed synchronized transmission
- a 10-speed synchronized transmission
- a continuously variable transmission
- 18. adders and subtractors
- V. models
- A. afterword
- Index
- About the Author
- updates and additional resources
- Copyright
About the Author
Pawel "Sariel" Kmiec is a LEGO Technic enthusiast based in Warsaw, Poland. A prolific blogger and model builder, Sariel's LEGO creations have been featured in many magazines, the world's most popular LEGO blogs, and even prompted the LEGO Group to use his help in developing some of its products. Sariel is a guest blogger for the official LEGO Technic website and is a 2012 LEGO Ambassador for Poland. He is YouTube's most-viewed LEGO Technic builder. Check out his models and more at sariel.pl.
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