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FAC System is a mechanical
FAC System is a mechanical construction set
A construction set is a set of standardized pieces that allow for the construction of a variety of different models. The pieces avoid the lead-time of manufacturing custom pieces, and of requiring special training or design time to constr ...
, invented by Swedish artist Mark Sylwan and launched in 1952. It uses metallic parts, and extensively uses steel rod. 100929 web.telia.com 100929 facsystem.se The company continued in business , supplying kits stated to give industry a basic construction system which gives the same freedom in 3D design as is available from the drawing board
A drawing board (also drawing table, drafting table or architect's table) is, in its antique form, a kind of multipurpose desk which can be used for any kind of drawing, writing or impromptu sketching on a large sheet of paper or for reading a l ...
and CAD/CAM. Kits are suitable, and priced as, for laboratory work and teaching.
Shafts have a diameter of 6 mm, and have a groove along the shaft. Gears or other wheels have a bevel on either side of the hub of the wheel. A special sheet metal angle fits into this chamfer, and when the wheel is mounted on an axle, this sheet metal angle will fit into the groove on the axle. The design allows the wheel to be fixed on the axle and the stop screws on the wheel only have the task of ensuring that the wheel does not move along the axle.
See also
*Meccano
Meccano is a brand of model construction system created in 1898 by Frank Hornby in Liverpool, England. The system consists of reusable metal strips, plates, angle girders, wheels, axles and gears, and plastic parts that are connected using nut ...
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