Gears! Gears! Gears! GIZMOS Spielanleitung Seite 2

Gears! Gears! Gears! Gizmos
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whirling creations with these easy-to-assemble gears, bases and connectors.
With the following basic building instructions and your imagination, the
possibilities are endless!
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Step 1
connect a small and a large base together. Place a small gear on the large base.
What size gear to you need to put on the other base to make the gear teeth mesh?
(large) Gear teeth will mesh as long as the 2 gears used are the same sizes as the
2 bases used.
Step 3 - Going Up
Start by connecting a large and a small base together. Put a large gear on the
large base. Put a large square pillar into the hole on the small base to begin
building vertical structures. Add a six-way axle and attach a small gear to the axle
making sure the teeth mesh at a right angle with the large gear on the base. Add
one small red pillar to the structure to support a medium gear in the vertical
position. Add 2 small red pillars to support a large gear (see sketch).
Step 4 - Stacking
Gears can be stacked one on top of the other. Gears fit directly into each other at
the center point.
Step 5 - Up and Over
Build in a horizontal direction
by attaching a large square
pillar to the side of a six-way
axle. Use a red pillar
connector to attach two
large square pillars.
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is fun and learning in motion! Build your own
BUILDING BASICS
Step 1 - Build a Base
Attach bases together by sliding
side pegs into slots. Bases can
be arranged in many different
ways. Use your imagination to
build your favorite combination!
Step 2 - Add Gears
Step 4
Attach large, medium or small
gears to the bases. Line up the
center hole of the gear with the
peg on the base and place so
that the gear spins easily in either
direction. Attach more gears
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making sure the gear teeth
mesh. Start by attaching gears to
their respective size bases. Then
experiment with different size
gears and bases. For example,
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Step 6 - Leveling Off
The small red peg adapters snap
directly into the ends of the small
red pillars. These can be attached
to six-way axles or to red pillar
connectors to create an axle at the
end of a connector. You can use these adapters and pillars to change the height of
gears as they spin on their bases. These adapters allow you to make different
levels of horizontal gears. They also allow you to bring a gear on a vertical structure
forward so the vertical gear will mesh with different size gears on bases
GIZMOS
Here are a few basics for using the Gizmos in your set. Remember - when in
doubt, try it out!
T-Connector
Crown Gear
A
This piece allows you to
Use the Crown Gear
build in 2 different
to switch motion from
directions. Use the T-
a vertical direction to
Connector to make 3
a horizontal direction.
different size gears mesh.
A
B
Spring Connector
Attach the ends of the Spring Connector to the gears
E as shown. Make sure that it connects two non-
meshing gears. Before you attach the Spring
Connector, test the gear structure by turning the
Crank Handle. One end of the Spring Connector
should be attached to the turning gears. The other
end should be attached to the gears that do not
turn. Once in place, the Spring Connector will turn
the non-meshing gears. The Spring Connector can
turn up to 4 gears. Do not add more gears or the
Spring Connector may be damaged.
Propeller
The Propeller can be connected to a 6-way axle or a small red pillar with adapter. It
can be placed on a horizontal or vertical structure. Watch the direction and speed
the Propeller turns as you set the gears in motion.
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B Angle
Connector
C
The Angle
Connector
allows 2 gears
to be connected
at a 45-degree
C
angle.
Crank
Handle D
Place the Crank
Handle on a
gear that is
attached to a
base (not on a
vertical structure).
E
D
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