Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #01694
To: beam@corp.sgi.com
From: Jonathan D Rogers chessmaster14@juno.com
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 08:54:40 -0500
Subject: [alt-beam] Gears and such
OK, so I have a ton of little Lego Technic gears laying around, so I
think to myself, "Self, you should find a way to use those gears in your
robots!"
The problem, of course, is that these great gears are made to go on
cross-axles made by Lego.
So, the only way to use them is:
A. Use a Lego motor(bad idea, they're 9V)
B. Stick a gear on your motor that will mesh nicely with the Lego
gears(haven't found one yet)
C. Figure out a way to retrofit a gear to the motor shaft...
I was thinking I could use some super-high strength adhesive to bond the
gear to the motor, but then there'd be no turning back...
Perhaps I could drill a miniscule hole in one of the crossaxles or
something....
Does anyone have any suggestions on this?
I think building with Legos is a great idea, cause they look good, are
totally modular, cheap, and lightweight. Lego wheels are also VERY nice.
They make REAL balloon tires!
Is there any way I could use that 9V motor?
Or does anyone know of some gears that have the same pitch as the Lego
gears?
Thanks, gang,
Jonathan
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