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Encapsulated No Twist* Technique
Inspired by a peterlmorris building technique. (seen here www.flickr.com/photos/rival_m/2733384962/ )
When I realized that the other technique did not support placing a cap on both sides of the wheel, I had to find a solution. This candy sucker demo shows you how to create a self-contained version while adding an alternative no-twist* method to the existing one.
The gray half pin studs connect to the bottom of the discs, and then a piece of 3 long 3mm tube is slid through the pins and used to provide additional fastening support. The gray pins enter only half way into the technic pin hole on the wheel.
It is simply not possible to seal the gaps with a 4x length axle connecting the two cylinders together, and 3x length axle is too short to connect and too long to reside inside the wheel with other elements in order to create a connection, as far as I am aware. (1x1 cones with a 2x axle MIGHT solve this, but I haven't tried it)
*This solution has enough friction to prevent loose or unwanted twisting to a point: It does not jiggle and has more initial friction compared to the technic wheel 3/4 pin technique.
It is possible to add a pair of 1/2 thick 3L liftarms and two 2L axles, which increases slightly the friction, but without axles there's no true no-twist locking.
Black friction pins are used with the tan connectors to build the stick, and the white half pin is a decorative flourish to cap off the other side of the wheel.
Encapsulated No Twist* Technique
Inspired by a peterlmorris building technique. (seen here www.flickr.com/photos/rival_m/2733384962/ )
When I realized that the other technique did not support placing a cap on both sides of the wheel, I had to find a solution. This candy sucker demo shows you how to create a self-contained version while adding an alternative no-twist* method to the existing one.
The gray half pin studs connect to the bottom of the discs, and then a piece of 3 long 3mm tube is slid through the pins and used to provide additional fastening support. The gray pins enter only half way into the technic pin hole on the wheel.
It is simply not possible to seal the gaps with a 4x length axle connecting the two cylinders together, and 3x length axle is too short to connect and too long to reside inside the wheel with other elements in order to create a connection, as far as I am aware. (1x1 cones with a 2x axle MIGHT solve this, but I haven't tried it)
*This solution has enough friction to prevent loose or unwanted twisting to a point: It does not jiggle and has more initial friction compared to the technic wheel 3/4 pin technique.
It is possible to add a pair of 1/2 thick 3L liftarms and two 2L axles, which increases slightly the friction, but without axles there's no true no-twist locking.
Black friction pins are used with the tan connectors to build the stick, and the white half pin is a decorative flourish to cap off the other side of the wheel.