The LEGO Technic Idea Book: Simple Machines

by ISOGAWA, YOSHIHITO

• ISBN13: 9781593272777
• ISBN10: 1593272774
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-10-01
• Publisher: No Starch Press

Summary

The LEGO Technic Idea Book: Simple Machinesis a collection of hundreds of working examples of simple yet fascinating Technic models that you can build based on their pictures alone. Colors distinguish each part, showing you how the models are assembled. Each photo illustrates a different principle, concept, or mechanism that will inspire your own original creations.The Technic models inSimple Machinesdemonstrate basic configurations of gears, shafts, pulleys, turntables, connectors, and the like. You'll learn how to create small, elegant machines like cranes, operable doors, motorized cars, a rubber band-powered rocket launcher, a hand-cranked drag racer, and even musical instruments.This visual guide, the first in the three-volumeLEGO Technic Idea Bookseries, is the brainchild of master builder Yoshihito Isogawa of Tokyo, Japan. Each title is filled with photos of Isogawa's unique models, all of which are designed to fire the imaginations of LEGO builders young and old.Imagine. Create. Invent. Now, what will you build?

Author Biography

Isogawa Yoshihito is a LEGO luminary with 42 years of experience. He began writing computer manuals while at the Tokyo University of Science and founded Isogawa Studio, Inc. soon after. He has twice won the grand prize in the Japan Manual Contest held by the Japan Technical Communicators Association and he has won outstanding performance awards many times. He currently lives in Tokyo.

Table of Contents

Part 1
Gears
Shafts and Connectors
Gear Combinations
Gears in a Turntable
Gears in Series
Angled Gears
Worm Drives
Part 2
Chains and Treads
Rubber Bands
Rack-and-Pinion Gears
Moving To and Fro
Moving Freely
Going the Distance
Part 3
Motors and Gears
Building in Any Direction
Strong Combinations
Two Simple Chassis
Part 4
Doors
Pulley Systems
Rubber Band Power
More Uses for Gears
Making Music