6-Speed Manual Gearbox Made With LEGO Technic
In the 1980’s LEGO expanded on its basic building-block concept by introducing a new line called LEGO Technic.
The new LEGO Technic kits included mechanical engineering parts such as gears, axles, pins, and beams. Since then, LEGO has also added pneumatics, electric motors, and remote control to play with. As a result, we’ve seen people build all kinds of impressive things from remote-controlled cars to giant motorized mining excavators.
In this video, a 17-year-old from Sweden has taken his creativity to the next level by building a working model of a manual six-speed transmission.
He’s also left it open so we can see exactly how it all works. With the electric motor added, we can see the effect on the output shaft as he moves through the gears.
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We think this is a clever and intricate use of LEGO Technic, but also very instructive. Over the years, we’ve seen many articles, diagrams, and videos attempting to explain how a manual gearbox works. Yet in this short video we see the elegance of the whole concept exposed clearly and in full operation. That’s very rare.
We also appreciate the reminder that it’s still cool for adults to play with LEGO.
