Peter Swinkels

NOTICE: See the latest post for the latest videos. The videos on my Google Drive have been deleted. ======================================================================================= Okay, I just wanted to share a photo and video I made about a load of old Legos my neighbor gave me. Please keep in mind these were quick and dirty works I mosly made for myself. Three garbage bags bursting with all kinds of Legos: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZQp9W816W00v19xxgOgom7NG2P3G5pqR/view?usp=drivesdk Here is the video I made. It shows my progress in sorting and the kinds of stuff I found. The figurines at the end were non-Lego items I decided to keep among my other trinckets. Be warned, I speak in Dutch, the footage should be pretty self-evident. If not, give me a timestamp and will try to explain what is going on. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1H3cddglhLFxmi_FE_6AtsFM7iSZGh02M/view?usp=drivesdk Enjoy.

-> I am 41 year old guy who likes to collect Lego. I like to build models according to the instructions that come with them and sometimes build my on MOCs with varying degrees of success. Just today, I got a huge load of old Lego's. I am going to busy sorting, cleaning and possibly salvaging sets that I can identify. I don't sell Legos btw. I am also a dog lover and own an eleven year old West Highland White Terrier. Her name is Nessie. I also like to collect dictionaries and to learn about other languages. My native language is Dutch, I speak English well and can make myself understood in German if need be. I also have a general interest in technology, biology, and ict, I know a little about these subjects. What else is there to say? Well, I live near Eindhoven in the Netherlands. This is a far from complete introduction, feel free to ask something you would like to know.

Okay I build a new rc car with a motorized steering rack. This time I used the clutch gear: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rv4YGIrqt7lZ4NKg0bDTSuaJIAmMGPkV/view?usp=sharing How does this look?

Two things I would like to mention: 1. I tested the clutch gear, and it looks like a neat solution to preventing a motorized steeringrack from grinding itself to pieces. I haven't gotten to building a motorized rack using it yet though. 2. I built another rc car https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LMs6sLBzrkx2vt5WfU8QkTSXbw9qga--/view?usp=sharing - I dare you to call it overcomplicated. :-) It moves and steers decently for such a simple design too.

I will have a look soon. Thank you. Good, I will try how that works when I get to it.

Do you mean https://www.brickowl.com/catalog/lego-gear-with-24-teeth-and-internal-clutch-76019-76244 this?

Alright, I just had a look at the Lego Powered Up app. What a disappointment! There is no documentation whatsoever, and the supposed long press (some video on the internet suggested it) on an icon to bring up a description does nothing. All I managed is to get one of the preloaded scripts to get a motor attached to a hub to run without understanding how or why. Yes, and I had "fun" looking at the colorful icons and widgets and swiping them around. Okay, now I am done expressing my frustrations, does anyone know of a tutorial for absolute noobs such as me? One that applies to version 3.6.0 of the Lego Powered Up app for the iPad developed by Lego?

I am not sure I understand that construct. While I can build a complex modern Technic model from an instruction booklet my own moc's are at the level of those simple Technic models from the 80's. Once I get to it I will see if I can figure out that app and program the motor with it.

Just to be clear, there has been a huge amount of time I didn't build with Legos. The most recent motor I had before buying another one last year is https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=2838c01#T=C - And the control center was the closest I ever got to programming Lego motors. So I have some catching up to do with these more modern methods.

Okay, I am new to these new technic motors. I am used to having to use gears to get the speed right.

Yes, apparently I am: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=bb0892c01&idColor=1#T=C&C=1 - So I need to install an app on my tablet and program the hub? I will try that.

At the moment I am using a motor combined with gears to achieve a final ratio of 25:1 (two times 5:1) to drive the final gear directly connected to a steering rack. This high ratio allows the wheels to swivel at a reasonable speed while driving the rc car, but puts considerable stress on the steering mechanism when the the rack has reached its limit. The result is a creaking noise meaning that if the chassis were any more rigid rather than flexible something would break. For this reason I am not a fan of this particular method and used a belt instead of gears at first. This however results in the wheels swiveling randomnly as result of friction with the driving surface and not enough resistance to the rack moving by itself. Apparently, so much power is lost that the wheels will only swivel due to the motor running when they are lifted off the driving surface. What kind of motorized steering mechanism is powerful but slow enough to drive a steering rack? Without random swiveling introduced by friction while driving. And how do you prevent the whole thing from breaking by trying to oversteer? Photo's can be found here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1f6BSMj9Mk81Gv7imwdO7v805OrsgUbae?usp=sharing The motor used: https://www.lego.com/nl-nl/product/technic-large-motor-88013

Okay, thanks for the warning.

Okay, I will give that a try. Thanks.

Hi, I have an older Shell themed Lego set from the 1980s. Specifically set 6610. One of the nozzles came loose from its hoze (a piece of string). Does anyone know how these can be reattached?