Missing washers

[markabiggar]

The little baggie that’s suppose to have the high friction washers is empty. So i’m stuck on the first gear bits puzzle.

[paul]

Shoot! That happened to one other person. Send me your name and address and we’ll send you a new bag. My email is paul.boswell@turingtumble.com.

In the meantime, someone found a way to avoid using those washers altogether. Check this out:

Adding weights to gear bits using only parts from the box

I found an alternative to washers for making gear bits run reliably - use a cog or a ball to add weight to the top! This also makes a single gear bit behave reliably like a simple blue bit. Using two weighted gear bits one can also capture balls and trigger their release using another ball. I have made a short video to demonstrate: One thing I forgot to show is that if you attach the weight on the side instead of the top then it always returns to that side - it behaves like a green ramp. I…

It’s a pretty awesome solution - just shove a ball in the back of the gear bits.

[markabiggar]

the replacements arrived, thanks