Lego TECHNIC Linked Cranks Puzzle

[DLuders]

Here's a Lego Technic "Linked Cranks" puzzle made by aeh5040. He wrote that it is "My Lego implementation of the "linked cranks" mechanical puzzle, invented by Oskar van Deventer and Bram Cohen, as seen here:

", where "The object of the puzzle is to turn the wheels and have all the dials point in the same direction."

Maybe one could design a 6-face analog clock with this, or maybe this could be a "stress ball"-type thing to relieve tension at work? Or, you could calm and hypnotize yourself with ssugawara1955's powered "Lego Technic 8 20 24 Teeth Gears Combination" gizmo:

[DLuders]

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sofo13th posted this

of several Lego Technic Puzzles that you can easily build with your spare Technic Connectors:

Edited January 29, 2012 by DLuders

[timslegos]

How does someone even come up with that? haha anyway very clever idea by the builder.

tim

[aeh5040]

I think there should be great potential for mechanical puzzles in Lego. Besides these, I've seen relatively few: sliding piece puzzles, some Rubik cubes, and a few puzzle boxes...

[DLuders]

sofo/ sofo13th added this

of his Lego Technic Rotating Puzzle. He posted 7 photo-sequence Building Instructions for it on his Brickshelf gallery.

Edited December 4, 2011 by DLuders

[timslegos]

That is ingenious!!!

tim

[Burf2000]

I agree with the comment above!

[DaveDoc]

Are build instructions available for these ?

[aeh5040]

On 11/21/2016 at 2:08 AM, DaveDoc said:

Are build instructions available for these ?

Here you go:

http://rebrickable.com/mocs/aeh5040/linked-cranks-puzzle

[letsbuild]

Topic resurrection, much!