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Maybe, but I click on the latest post so I presume many others might as well, and therefore not see the first post, unless you make a little comment in your latest post to say you've updated the first post.

8110!

Love it, love it! Any word yet on the 18 and 22 tooth clutch gears, and 10 and 14 tooth standard gears?

"Yes, within the PF range I love being able to choose between slow, slower and even slower!"

I have never as a kid washed my parts in water that was too hot causing them to warp out of shape

All these parts are fantastic

Love it, I have a couple questions though. Would it be possible for you to make a 12t single bevel on a 3.5M shaft as a single piece to drive it, like the tan one shown in my picture? Also, is there a way to prevent the two halves coming apart under high load? I know they cannot come apart when used inside the frame but this would cause excess friction so is there another way?

Fantastic. i wonder if shapeways has an option for a slightly flexible plastic for the leaf springs.

I always love watching whatever machine this guy makes

Very nice work . Oh I forgot to mention, to use the full set of clutch gears it would be very helpful to have a 10t and 14t standard or double bevel gear.

The clutch gears have 16, 18, 20, 22 and 24 teeth. The picture shows 2 gears with 24 teeth as one is for first gear and the other is for reverse. Feel free to alter/improve on these designs, the diff case in particular could look better.

Could be shelf space. Could be their capacity for how many sets they can pack and ship.

I've been following this thread with a lot of interest. Although I don't have much faith in 3d printed parts I would love to see you model these parts as I'm sure you would do a much better job of it than me .

I'de rather speculate on new parts over new sets. A fire truck has a lot of potential, but it depends on how well they do it. If it's just more of the same mechanisms then I'll pass. But if it had live axle suspension, chrome panels or maybe even some new tiles with a checker plate texture moulded on the top, longer air cylinders in red or white for ladder lift and standard ones in red or black for the stabilisers, new wheels with more accurate dimensions (thinner overall but with a deeper hub) in silver or chrome, new large truss pieces which in this case would be used for the telescopic ladders but could be used elsewhere in cranes, and PF flashing lights then that would be freaking epic and worth every penny. I'de rather pay £150 for a 1500-2200 piece set with lots of new awesome parts and new possibilities (8110) than pay the same amount for a 2600+ piece set which is just more pins and beams of which I have way more than enough.

Can't wait to see more, good luck

Very fast looking trike you got there .

What about the pressurised canisters used in pain ball guns?

A non permanent option would be to tightly wrap thread like you would use for sewing around it very tightly a few dozen times.

Pause this clip at 0:11 I count 14 track links on one side of the gear, that makes 28 links total, which makes 56 teeth (what a guess!). There are other moments where you can see it side on to see the hole configuration, looks the same as the 40t gear but with 8 extra holes around the added larger diameter. 8 holes not being quite enough to fill that diameter with holes I guess only glancing at it it could look as if there are fewer holes. My guess it's creative licence, basically making the movie version look bigger and better than the actual toy version.

Yeah, it looked to me like a 56t gear or something. But then the sea cow in the movie was about 10 times bigger than the actual set.

The 5M distance is the size of the hole in the 5x7 frame. To drive a 36t gear (used as the crown wheel) in the frame you need a half M bevel, not a 1M bevel.

My deepest condolences to you and your family. I just know they'll have lots more cool creations to show you the day you meet again. May God give you and your family comfort and strength.

A 4M axle should fit with clearance. The frame has a 5M hole (plus a little bit for tolerances) and the bevel used to drive this diff would be half an M. Plus the 4M axle isn't quite 4M long, the bevel need not be quite half an M thick and to ensure clearance there is an indent in the bevel. The 1M bushing should help prevent the axle from sliding. But I guess if it is still too close then a version using a 3M axle and all 12t bevels (with 1M think centre sections, two with + hole, two with O hole) would still be much better than what we have now.

Do you not think the teeth of the crown wheel would get in the way of being able to slide them in? I haven't tried putting 4 into the original style diff myself and i'm not near my Technic to try it .

That's clever