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How can I add 1x4 tile stairs to my octagonal gazebo model?
Add a single jumper plate, in the position shown below, rotated 45 degrees in relation to the direction of the studs of the octagonal plate. Connect plates as needed (shown below: a 4x4 plate). Add ...
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Can one connect two technic pins end-to-end?
The canonical way of connecting two pins is using part 62462 "Technic pin connector":
Those are shown in step 89 in the instructions of that MOC.
I know there are rods that can fit inside ...
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Can one connect two technic pins end-to-end?
Putting bars through pins is legal in my opinion, and is done in official Lego sets from time to time. Especially the "flick missile" is used in technic sets to extend pins with one more ...
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How can I build a Lego slope of a rough 50 degree angle with preferably legal building techniques?
You can always invert your "escalator piece" to use as a base as it will make exactly same angle. Then it is up to you how you want your guiding rail to be attached. Here's one idea:
Please ...
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Brick, Round Corner and/or Plate, Round Corner with Curved Cutout fitting radius of 88293 - Brick, Round Corner 3 x 3 x 2 Dome Top
To my knowledge there are no 3x3 macaroni bricks like you'd really like to be able to use here. There are 2x2 and 4x4 macaroni bricks:
A 3x3 plate exists, but it actually has an outer radius of 2 and ...
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Selling a physical build from purchased instructions?
I'm not a lawyer, so this is purely from a layman's understanding.
You don't say what jurisdiction you're in, so I don't know if what I'm saying applies to you. But in the USA, the First Sale Doctrine ...
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Can 9V train motors be linked and work together via the top power stud connection?
The basic premise of your idea is sound: the metal-wheeled train motor can indeed receive power from the track and forward it to the studs on top of it. Then an extension wire can be used to power ...
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Are there any existing (or upcoming) aftermarket PoweredUp hubs?
Raspberry Pi produce the "Build HAT" which is an interface board for the Raspberry Pi and it works with Powered Up sensors and motors.
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How can I build a Lego slope of a rough 50 degree angle with preferably legal building techniques?
The bar elements in your step part are vertically separated 3 plates and horizontally 1 module which is 2.5 plates. So the exact angle (rather than approximately measured) is atan (3/2.5) = 50.1944289 ...
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Are there any flat plates with beveled or sharp edges?
The thinnest curved lip I can think of is Panel Curved 2 x 1 x 1 :
You'd still have to accommodate for the axle hole, but there appears to be room for that in your design (possibly just held by ...
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Are there any flat plates with beveled or sharp edges?
I do not believe smaller sloped elements than these exist:
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=11477
And some wedged variants:
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem....
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How do I build my LEGO slope so it connects to the flat top without any notable ridges?
An update on my query: I've figured out a design that can reasonably get the slope to connect to the flat top with as little ridge as possible: using a 1x2x1 panel to extend the brick slope using a ...
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