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The LEGO Power Functions Idea Book, Volume 1 by Yoshihito Isogawa

The LEGO Power Functions Idea Book, Volume 1

Machines and Mechanisms

Yoshihito Isogawa

No Starch Press · Print & ebook · October 1, 2015

This first volume of The LEGO Power Functions Idea Book, Machines and Mechanisms, showcases small projects to build with LEGO Technic gears, motors, gadgets, and other moving elements.

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Who it’s for
Build LEGO Technic mechanisms while exploring gears, simple machines, and ways to translate power.
Themes
LEGO mechanism building, Gears and power translation, Simple machine principles
Genres
Model Building, Mechanical Engineering

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This first volume of The LEGO Power Functions Idea Book, Machines and Mechanisms, showcases small projects to build with LEGO Technic gears, motors, gadgets, and other moving elements. You’ll find hundreds of clever, buildable mechanisms, each one demonstrating a key building technique or mechanical principle. You’ll learn to build sliding doors, grasping claws, rack-and-pinion mechanisms, and ball-shooting devices of every sort!

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Each model includes a list of required parts and colorful photographs that guide you through the build without the need for step-by-step instructions. As you build, you’ll explore the principles of simple machines, gear systems, power translation, and more.

Moving Mechanisms

Build LEGO Technic mechanisms while exploring gears, simple machines, and ways to translate power.

Come here for

  • Sliding doors, grasping claws, rack-and-pinion mechanisms, and ball-shooting devices
  • Parts lists and colorful photographs for each model

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  • Small projects using gears, motors, gadgets, and moving elements
  • Build guidance through photographs, without step-by-step instructions

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Model Building69%
Mechanical Engineering54%

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Publisher categories

  • Model Building
  • Kids' Crafts
  • Mechanical Engineering
Authors
Yoshihito Isogawa
Publisher
No Starch Press
Published
October 1, 2015
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
LEGO mechanism building · Gears and power translation · Simple machine principles
Reading lane
Model Building