General Part Discussion

[SaperPL]

16 hours ago, Zerobricks said:

One question for the mods. Is talking about 3D printed parts okay here?

I'm waiting to get my hands on the 24 tooth clutch gear and shorter gearbox shift rings, but meanwhile I just designed and printed my own versions for testing:

 

15 hours ago, MKJoshA said:

I'll let the Technic mod have the final say. But I'm general, your kind of post about 3D printing is fine. You're not promoting a 3rd party brand. You're not selling a product. You're just looking to have a discussion about an element to add to your Lego model. 

It would be good if we had a discussion about new types of parts proposed and prototyped by the community in a separate thread as such cool stuff here will be lost between more general questions. But if the thread is not a pinned one with definition of what should get in, it'll be lost quickly in depths of further pages.

[gyenesvi]

2 hours ago, SaperPL said:

 

It would be good if we had a discussion about new types of parts proposed and prototyped by the community in a separate thread as such cool stuff here will be lost between more general questions. But if the thread is not a pinned one with definition of what should get in, it'll be lost quickly in depths of further pages.

We do have this thread for such a purpose, though not pinned.

 

[Milan]

On 10/14/2023 at 7:56 PM, Zerobricks said:

One question for the mods.

On 10/14/2023 at 9:38 PM, MKJoshA said:

I'll let the Technic mod have the final say.

On 10/15/2023 at 12:57 PM, SaperPL said:

It would be good if we had a discussion

Always @ for quicker response, guys.

Yeah, 3D printed parts are becoming more prevalent, and they will be even more prominent in the future.
Let me discuss with the staff to figure out the best way to bring together all the 3D printed parts topics into one place.

[Zerobricks]

1 hour ago, Milan said:

Always @ for quicker response, guys.

Yeah, 3D printed parts are becoming more prevalent, and they will be even more prominent in the future.
Let me discuss with the staff to figure out the best way to bring together all the 3D printed parts topics into one place.

Thanks, a dedicated topic would be awesome and I got more to share soon.

And remember more or less every new piece LEGO develops starts as a 3D printed part, you can even see them sometimes on pre-release photos like Bolide micro panels

[SaperPL]

18 hours ago, Milan said:

Yeah, 3D printed parts are becoming more prevalent, and they will be even more prominent in the future.
Let me discuss with the staff to figure out the best way to bring together all the 3D printed parts topics into one place.

@Milan I wouldn't focus the discussion necessarily on the parts being 3D printed, but more likely for a discussion of what type of parts could be useful. If we focus just on 3D printing, those without access to a printer won't participate. But they could also use studio part designer for combing parts together and bring more ideas into the discussion this way.

Also it would be good to separate the 3D printing of highly specialized custom parts like the axle frames that @efferman has designed and focus on more universal parts that could be reused in different scenarios in such discussion. Noteworthy is that some of custom 3d-printed prototype parts could (and will) end up in models designed for CADA, and if they are useful, hopefully Lego may follow in their models at some point, similarly to how it went with flip-flop liftarms.

[Bensch55]

2 hours ago, SaperPL said:

but more likely for a discussion of what type of parts could be useful

But isn't this thread exactly what you described?

I see a dedicated 3D printing thread more as an opportunity for people without a 3d printer to find someone that could design and print pieces for them. 

I have seen our TF-Engineering WheelHubs around here a couple of times, but a space to give updates on new designs without opening a thread for each of them would be beneficial. 

Edited October 19, 2023 by Bensch55

[SaperPL]

1 hour ago, Bensch55 said:

But isn't this thread exactly what you described?

This thread is about existing parts made by Lego, either still manufactured or not, if I'm not wrong here, and people asking about parts that would be useful in specific cases and so on.

What I described is about parts that we, as community, could design/define requirements and potentially 3D print, to maybe show interest in specific types of parts to Lego (and CADA).

[Jockos]

Seeing the revealed Dune Ornithopter we'll get some new helicopter blades

[SNIPE]

7 hours ago, Jockos said:

Seeing the revealed Dune Ornithopter we'll get some new helicopter blades

yeah, I can't wait to build jb70's modded 42145 airbus helicopter, but add my own mods to it, including the new blades from the LEGO Icons Dune Ornithopter!

they are 40L long and very lightweight but also very thin. 

I may have to slightly upscale the entire model if the new blades look too long, but heh who cares, that just gives me more room t play with :)

I would like to drive the blades via a buwizz motor and buwizz 3.0.

Edited October 24, 2023 by SNIPE

[SNIPE]

I'VE BEEN WAITING SO LONG FOR THIS PART

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=3803#T=C

Edited October 25, 2023 by SNIPE

[2GodBDGlory]

1 hour ago, SNIPE said:

I'VE BEEN WAITING SO LONG FOR THIS PART

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=3803#T=C

Interesting! What uses do you see for it? I can imagine it being useful, but it's not something I ever remember wanting.

[SNIPE]

57 minutes ago, 2GodBDGlory said:

Interesting! What uses do you see for it? I can imagine it being useful, but it's not something I ever remember wanting.

Basically to make hybrid connectors by using the bars to hold pins or to hold axleholes, you could of course do it with the crosshole version of this part but the crosshole wasn't as useful.

Also this  could be used as a small wheel hub steered or unsteered.

Edited October 25, 2023 by SNIPE

[2GodBDGlory]

1 hour ago, SNIPE said:

Basically to make hybrid connectors by using the bars to hold pins or to hold axleholes, you could of course do it with the crosshole version of this part but the crosshole wasn't as useful.

Also this  could be used as a small wheel hub steered or unsteered.

Makes sense! I'll have to get myself some once they're available--probably lots of applications that aren't immediately obvious

[Milan]

On 10/14/2023 at 7:56 PM, Zerobricks said:

One question for the mods. Is talking about 3D printed parts okay here?

and @SaperPL

After the contest, we will create a dedicated section on the Technic forum for all third-party items (3D printed parts, metal parts, tires, etc.), ensuring that everything is in one place, well-organized, and easy to find.

 

[Zerobricks]

1 hour ago, Milan said:

and @SaperPL

After the contest, we will create a dedicated section on the Technic forum for all third-party items (3D printed parts, metal parts, tires, etc.), ensuring that everything is in one place, well-organized, and easy to find.

 

Thanks for clarification, can't wait to post stuff when available.

[SNIPE]

pin block with 2 pins comes in black in the 10327 Dune Ornithopter

in this set we also get part  80910  for the fist time in a technic set

and we also get the 1x6x1B slopes ( 4569 ) that came in the concorde, but in dark bluish gray.

and in the lego pot plants set we get Wheel 41 x 15 in Dark Orange (6462460 | 68327)

Edited October 31, 2023 by SNIPE

[msk6003]

1 hour ago, SNIPE said:

Wheel 41 x 15 in Dark Orange (6462460 | 68327)

I still waiting black version of this wheel for next moc

[SNIPE]

50 minutes ago, msk6003 said:

I still waiting black version of this wheel for next moc

The only tire that I could make fit on that wheel was the tyres from the 42043 mercadees arocs

what tire do you plan to use?

Edited October 31, 2023 by SNIPE

[msk6003]

36 minutes ago, SNIPE said:

The only tire that I could make fit on that wheel was the tyres from the 42043 mercadees arocs

what tire do you plan to use?

No tire. For make small version of my AE86 drift.

[Maaboo the Witch]

4 hours ago, SNIPE said:

pin block with 2 pins comes in black in the 10327 Dune Ornithopter

Cool! Hoping that part shows up in the 2024 sets.

[Philo]

@gyenesvi
It was a bit longer than expected, but I updated my Technic 2023 H2 parts pack for Studio to include missing parts from the 42160 Audi set as well as the Mars rover wheel. As usual, the pack is available here: https://philohome.com/studio/packs.htm

[gyenesvi]

46 minutes ago, Philo said:

@gyenesvi
It was a bit longer than expected, but I updated my Technic 2023 H2 parts pack for Studio to include missing parts from the 42160 Audi set as well as the Mars rover wheel. As usual, the pack is available here: https://philohome.com/studio/packs.htm

Thank you very much, I'll check them later, and actually I think it was quite quick :)

[Thirdwigg]

Thanks again @Philo. These part parts have helped me out more than once. I appreciate the time you put into them.

[jorgeopesi]

Thank you very much I was waiting those wheels for my loader. I tried to export the wheel and does not work but the others pieces have not problem, anybody else?. Finally it worked, everything is ok.

Edited November 2, 2023 by jorgeopesi

[Zerobricks]

Anyone else encountered a compatibility issue with the new 12 and 20 tooth straight gears?

While making the gearbox for my 4x4 Universal off-roader V2, I noticed this issue in LDD:

Tested it with real life bricks and basically the new, straight 20 tooth clutch gear can actually touch the 8 tooth gear, especially if there's a load pushing it towards it.

Same applies to a normal 20 tooth bevel gear and an 8 tooth gear, even when supported by beams on both ends, they can touch if pushed towards each other.

Interestingly, there is no such issue with 16 and 12 tooth normal straight gears.

BUT a 16 clutch gear and 12 straight gear can also touch, clutch gears generally seem to have longer teeth/larger diameter.

For the application above, I decided to stick to bevel version, since a straight version could literally push the 8 tooth gear and therbye push itself out of gear or cause grinding.

What is your opinion on this? I think LEGO messed up and that they should slightly reduce the teeth size as they did with 24 tooth gears.

Edited November 11, 2023 by Zerobricks