Are DUPLO and LEGO compatible?
DUPLO® and LEGO® bricks are compatible, so you can use them together. There are some limitations, however. DUPLO bricks fit best on larger LEGO bricks and may come off easily from smaller LEGO parts. LEGO bricks will fit on DUPLO parts as long as the DUPLO ones have hollow studs on top.
What module are Lego gears?
metric module
The consensus seems to be the following: Lego gears have a metric module of 1, which is the same as a pitch of 25.4 teeth per inch of diameter.
How does LEGO clutch gear work?
When the clutch is engaged, the motor stalls and holds the brick up and the load down. Once the clutch is disengaged, there is nothing to hold the brick up. Due to its wheight, the brick goes down and the catapult shoots.
Did LEGO buy DUPLO?
Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Lego Duplo (trademarked as DUPLO and stylized in the logo as duplo) is a core product range of the construction toy Lego by The LEGO Group, designed for children from 11⁄2 to 5 years old. Duplo products are manufactured in Nyíregyháza, Hungary.
Are DUPLO and Mega Blocks interchangeable?
If you have both sets the answer is yes, you can use them together. As long as you are fitting the mega Bloks on top of the DUPLO and not other way around . But if you have a DUPLO baseboard then you are good. Mega blacks fit on DUPLO but you cannot put DUPLO on top of mega Bloks.
How many teeth does a Lego gear have?
The 40-tooth gears are also good, if they can be fit in despite their large size. Try to space the axles at perfect Lego spacing, or a close diagonal approximation. This is easy to do if the axles are mounted horizontally adjacent on a beam, or vertically using perfect Lego spacing.
What does the White Lego gear do?
The 24 tooth shown in white is a “clutch” gear which can slip once a certain torque is exceeded. It is rare and was first seen in 1997.