Special Bionicle Gears - Use these in Technic?

[DrJB]

I got few of these gears 41666 and 41667, amassed from both my bionicle collection and some service parts sets from Lego EDU. In some rare Bionicle models, they're used in 'meshing/working' conditions, though most often they're used simply for aesthetics (aka non functional). Have you found/build anything useful ot of these? I am sure some limited motion (not full rotation) robotic contraptions (even GBCs) coud use them ... but haven't seen any yet. Any such neat applications?

Edited October 30, 2013 by DrJB

[MrNumbskull13]

I've tried before, they don't work with other gears and tbh they're rubbish. :/

Edit: sorry, I was thinking of another bionicle gear. Its about the size of a normal 12t gear but it only has 8 teeth.

Edited October 30, 2013 by MrNumbskull13

[Lakop]

I think they are just for effect.

H

[efferman]

They are working, but they make only in very special applications sense. But why bionicle? Ihave had these parts not from an bionicle set. But dont ask me in which set i have get it.

Edited October 30, 2013 by efferman

[TasV]

Over the weekend I will look through the boxes and show a neat steering mechanism we made using bionicle gears, technic gears and other bionicle/technic parts... won't have time until then to sit down and play. It worked really well. We just decided not to use it because there was a bit too much 'slop' in the mechanism.

Edited October 30, 2013 by TasV

[TasV]

This is something really simple my Son and I were playing with to make steering (H.O.G. mostly but it could be motorised easily), for smaller vehicles. Bionicle parts are 44137 and 44810. Works well and gives vehicles a nice small turning circle. The pin joining one part to the other is low friction and turns easily and smoothly.

Edited November 2, 2013 by TasV

[efferman]

this shows, that bionicle has some very useful parts

[Front]

Well, the Ø10.2 mm ball is part of the TECHNIC system, as is every part developed for e.g. Bionicle, Hero Factory or other constraction sets.

Erland

Part Design.

[TasV]

My Son came up with another this afternoon:

Bionicle parts are: 44135, 44247, and 44136

This one is pretty good as it uses the 44136 piece to lock the steering arm from the bottom.

[legolijntje]

Well, because the whole axle is turning, the wheels are very far from the turning point, which means you need very big wheelarchs

Anyway, the solution is great and I like the simplicity of it.

[TasV]

We haven't actually used any of these... so putting them into a model would be tricky given their range of turning is so large... maybe a technic billy cart ;)