I'm seeing a lot of videos on some amazing LEGO builds with air powered cylinders, motors, gears, couplers and all sorts of mechanical bits and pieces.

Where does one get the parts to build such things? My google-fu is failing me.

Not looking for a "set" that builds a particular machine, more for a source of mix-and-match parts that can be used to create your own mechanisms.

Maybe try here:

https://rebrickable.com/parts/

I need to go grab my LEGO stuff from Mom's attic.

The parts you're looking for, Paul, are part of the Technic series. I remember building some really cool stuff from the Technic kits lots of years ago. It's how I learned about universal joints, and how a rack-and-pinion steering mechanism works.

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I read that there was a big sale at the LEGO store last week. They said people were lined up for blocks!

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Thank you for the link, 83v45! That's going to fuel an ongoing prank between Mom and me. We hide random mini-figures at each other's houses.

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Originally posted by vthoky:
The parts you're looking for, Paul, are part of the Technic series. I remember building some really cool stuff from the Technic kits lots of years ago. It's how I learned about universal joints, and how a rack-and-pinion steering mechanism works.

Ah. "Technic" was the magic word! Crapload of kits on Amazon. As I figured, it could get expensive pretty quickly.

Who needs Google when you have SigForum?

Try these:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/37345...tkp%3ABk9SR7LvxcqlYQ

https://www.ebay.com/itm/37353...tkp%3ABk9SR-6O4sqlYQ

https://www.ebay.com/itm/22514...tkp%3ABk9SR_CO4sqlYQ

https://www.ebay.com/itm/30456...7Ctkp%3ABFBMvO31yqVh

https://www.ebay.com/itm/29539...7Ctkp%3ABFBMvO31yqVh

https://www.ebay.com/itm/35305...tkp%3ABk9SR77t9cqlYQ

https://www.ebay.com/itm/35305...tkp%3ABk9SR77t9cqlYQ

https://www.ebay.com/itm/32489...7Ctkp%3ABFBMvu31yqVh

https://www.ebay.com/itm/15506...tkp%3ABk9SR77t9cqlYQ

Just do a search for "lego gears".

flashguy

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Originally posted by flashguy:
Try these:

Just do a search for "lego gears".

flashguy

Thanks. That's a bit more reasonable for some of the specific parts. Little leery of the "random assortment" stuff. 100 parts and 99 of them are bricks would be just my luck.

If you are feeling like you'd want to start from the deep end, Lego Mindstorms are the words you are looking for.

Good luck.