Items 1 to 60 of 64 Items 1 to 60 of 64In the customer service section of the LEGO Shop at Home website, go to “Bricks and Pieces” and “I want to buy a piece”. This section lets you call up a part number or set number and see the list of parts. You can order up to 200 of at least 10 types at a time of whichever parts are in stock, albeit at a price that is higher than the mean price in sets. What you gain in direct applicability to your model, you pay for in higher price per piece. first to compare prices because new parts can be either cheap or expensive. Sometimes the lack of availability or the high price on Bricklink means that the Shop at Home option is most convenient.I have made a couple of orders for my BB-8 Droid. In some cases I wanted a higher quantity of a piece than Bricklink could offer. If you take into account your time in making multiple orders, the convenience of a single source of new parts can work out cheaper overall.If you want gears, axles and pins then normal Technic kits have loads of them.
Motors would be bought individually as Power Functions items from LEGO Shop at Home. I would usually go for new motors or other complex functional elements because I know their history. In quite a few locally-sourced 2nd hand lots I’ve had in the past, it seems the owners may have lost interest when the motors burned out.I found it tricky to get pneumatic parts or belts from LEGO Shop customer services; they always show as “out of stock”. LEGO Education may be a better source of belts as those kits use them more. I look at the latest sets containing pneumatics for those parts.At the moment the Bucket Wheel Excavator 42055 has a large selection of parts for a reasonable price. £180 for almost 4000 parts works out at 4.5p/piece, a lot cheaper than individual parts from LEGO Shop at Home, so a couple of those for the bulk and fewer specific orders might be the cheapest way to do it. You may also find a discount of up to 20% in toy retailers at this time of year (October) because toy retailers make most of their sales in the run up to Christmas.I suggest Bricklink for the cheapest route, but have fun searching through the categories of Technic pieces, as they do have multiple names and can be considered different things.
and click on the Bricks and Pieces tab, where you can independently order however many pieces you need, it’ll be slightly more expensive than Bricklink, but it seems better to find the parts.They tend to have packages of specific pieces. You can order any individual LEGO pieces from the online stores there.Page Not Found (404) Sorry, what you're looking for can't be found! The page might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavaible. Or it probably just doesn't exist. Conditions of Use & SaleBuilding IdesLego BuildingLego TechniquesBuilding TechniquesLego ScienceScience FairAndre'S PinsEv3 ProjectsMechanical LinkagesForwardA complete tutorial on Lego gears, their advantages and disadvantages as well as the basic laws of mechanics that apply to them. Updated on February 19th 2010. Shop by grade level Machines & Mechanisms for Middle School Machines & Mechanisms for ElementaryClick the images to select the respective gears. Start with the first pair and add more pairs as needed:
[ remove pair ] Select your drive motor to see the theoretical output speed in RPM (Rotations Per Minute): Assuming that the red gear is the input, the gray beam is the output and that the yellow gear is not rotating (e.g. fixed to a motor): specify numbers of teeth for red and yellow gear below, then click calculate. The red dot marks the position of your driver gear's axle. Select the position of your follower gear's axle to see the available gear combinations:£10.50Buy it now watching | View detailsCondition:NewTime left:20d 18h 43mThis sequence of activities introduces the basic LEGO system pieces. It’s great for beginners and works well with young children. It also introduces the concept of testing and redesigning. How can we build a sturdy wall? Study tower Strongest shape Sturdy Car: The drop test Chair for Mr. Bear See also Learning sequence: Learn about […] Continue reading "Learning sequence: Learn to build with LEGO" → This suggested sequence of activities begins with an exploration of simple hand-powered gear trains.
The second and third activities use gears to decrease the rotational speed of motor-powered music boxes and fans. The last three activities incorporate gears into cars so that they can win a “snail race” or climb steep ramps. This learning sequence […] Continue reading "Learning sequence: Learn about gears" → The WeDo kit can be used to achieve many curricular goals. The guide that comes with the WeDo software provides ideas of how to achieve mathematics, science, technology, engineering and language arts goals. Other teachers have also developed their own curricula using the WeDo. The list below is not complete – please add links to […] Continue reading "WeDo curriculum resources" → To keep the WeDo simple and easy to use for younger children, the WeDo doesn’t have an intelligent brick in its building materials. No intelligent brick, so no programming and no power. The USB hub is there to provide both from the computer. But, wouldn’t it be great to be able to untether some WeDo […]
Continue reading "Look Ma, No USB! Untethering the WeDo" → Design and construct a working music box in which LEGO mini-figures move while a song plays. This lesson is one in a series of introductory lessons that is applicable to all types of robotics kits. The lessons are geared to students in early primary to middle school (depending on the lesson). Additional material, specific to certain kits, […] Continue reading "Music box" → Design and develop a car that is capable of traveling across flat surfaces quickly, but can also negotiate a steep ramp. Note: The WeDo version of the car remains tethered to the computer via the USB cable and therefore cannot travel very far. Tip 1: What gear train yields the best compromise between rotational […] Continue reading "Peak performance" → What is the best design for cars used by people on sloping paths? Construct a car that is capable of climbing steep inclines. What is torque and why is it important?
The lessons are […] Continue reading "Mountain rescue (Ramp climber)" → The idea of this challenge is to design and construct a car that can move extremely slowly. These cars must compete in the snail race; the winner is the car that crosses the finish line last. Note: The WeDo car stays tethered to the computer via the USB cable so it cannot travel very far. Continue reading "Snail car" → The RCX constructopedia (PDF, 55Mb) includes an extensive set of instructions designed to introduce beginners and advanced builders alike to new concepts in building with the RCX. Contents include: Stationary builds Sturdy structures Bracing Change axis Moving parts Motors Gears Pulleys Special gears Cam Differential Worm gear Gear rack Animal parts Beaks and jaws […] Continue reading "RCX constructopedia" → How do gears interact to vary torque and angular speed? Build different gear assemblies to discover these effects. What do the terms “gear up” and “gear down” mean?