News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Lego has changed since we were kids (2014). Parent comment

Re:Lego has changed since we were kids (2014) by rightbyte on Monday February 07, 2022 @03:22PM (#30250474)
> For example, this[1] is a technique to achieve a movable joint that I used to chain together to create things like arms, animal tails, etc.

It can only revolve a little before the next "button" hit the fork, right?

EDIT: Nvm it should be able to bend alot. I am going to steal that technique. =)

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Lego has changed since we were kids (2014) by lhorie on Monday February 07, 2022 @03:40PM (#30250753)
No, the second button is clear from the tip of the top piece, so that specific configuration has a range of motion of well over 270 degrees. It isn't considered kosher by Lego because obviously the second button does eventually hit the side of the top piece and if you force it, you can break your build or damage a piece.

You can, of course, modify it to use a tall brick and some 1x1 flats to achieve a swiss-army knife setup[0] with a 360 degrees range of motion. I'd use this variation for things like retractable wings.

[0] http://www.publishyourdesign.com/design/102082

[ Parent | on HN ]