Questions tagged [gears]

Gears transmit rotary motion and are commonly found in Technic sets.

Gears transmit rotary motion and are commonly found in sets.

Different sized gears can be used to alter the speed of a driven part.

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Strongest gear configuration

I'm building a (what I hope to be) high-speed car using two PF-XL motors together and some gearing up. However, there's a point where I have to rotate the axle with power (that comes from the 3 speed gearbox) 90 degrees to line it with the wheels…
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9398 reduction change

I am studying implementation of 9398 crawler reduction. Here is the stripped part, in order to see the gears and their relation - the image is made with the excellent tool which is LDCad. My idea is to use this Lego design for other model and I…
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Extra Pieces for Lego Gadgets Book

My son is having a lot of fun with the Lego Gadget set (book and bricks), but he can only build one thing at a time, and would love to have a lot more of the types of Lego bricks that came with the Gadget set. I looked on the Lego website in the…
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How do I increase axle speed using gears

How do I increase speed of my output axle 24 times using 8, 16, 32, and 64 tooth gears using LEGO Mindstorms components? I checked Sariel's website but it was no help.
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