Průzkumník Hexapod

This is my second Ugears model I have built. Learned from the first one to make sure you lubricate with the wax a lot. I watched the video and mine does not move like the Hexapod in the video. On mine each set of 3 legs on each side move together and not independently like the video. Any idea what I did wrong? Or is that the way it is supposed to work.

This is a fun puzzle. Not too difficult if you follow the instructions. More importantly, make sure you sand and wax all round parts and the holes they go into; along with all gears. Sometimes sand between teeth to make sure there are no wooden remnants. It moves down the hallway fast. I can't get it to walk slowly. You will need to run the gears while holding the hexapod to mesh the gears to run smoothly several times.

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The ugears wooden models are really enjoyable to build. They are very strong when built and wirk well. The instruction booklet is top quality. This won't be my last purchase.

Better than LEGO! Great fun to build, works unimaginably well! I tip my hat to the designers. Not for people with sensitive fingers, though. It's hard to put the pieces together, but when they do, it's soooo satisfying.

Fantastic design, great to build, works as shown.
Just love these kits have ordered the mars rover to drool over next.

A partial success I guess. The precision of the laser cut parts is astounding and it all clips together without too much troube, tho you do have to be VERY careful to note the exclamation mark warnings.
Once built, however, the hexapod was very disappointing. The legs flail around a bit and it does manage to walk a short way across the floor - maybe a meter or so. Then it stops. A prod will sometimes get it going again and a finger underneath to lift it slightly seems to help. It struggles to lift it's own weight when putting its legs down.
Maybe the supplied candle wax isn't a good enough lubricant - I notice another reviewer mentions graphite. It's a pity I didn't see that before I started!
The build kept me out of trouble for a few hours but, all in all, very disappointing and I couldn't recommend it.

An excellent model to build. I have learnt to use graphite as the anti friction medium on the gears and the wax on flat surfaces.
The legs work really well when switched on but it doesn't walk too far, requiring prodding from time to time. When picked up the legs flail around for quite a while. I suspect there is too much friction between the rubber bands on the feet and the surface it is travelling over. Put it on a marble worktop and it travelled much further.

l love building u gears models i have many of them. As for this one it was fun to build the only thing that exasperated me was the spring which i solved eventually .I highly recommend u gears over all others

Great model, easy to follow directions and very satisfactory when completed. Looking forward to doing many more.