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    Solve the Mystery of the Rabbit Tanaka Mini Orbiter

    Yes perfect I figured was a shaft inside another but didn't know terminology or much about that. Thanks for the input got it all figured out!
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    Solve the Mystery of the Rabbit Tanaka Mini Orbiter

    I don't think so but not expert on that. It's a motorized toy so I'm assuming gears are used but not sure how a single pole or drive shaft can get rotating bodies in the opposite direction.
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    What Can Science Teach Me About Building Toys for My Kids?

    Just introducing myself. I'm just a dad trying to build a toy for my kiddo! Posted a thread called just a toy. Like tinkering and figuring things out. Hope I learn a lot!
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    Solve the Mystery of the Rabbit Tanaka Mini Orbiter

    Please help me understand how this toy works...top portion of planets spins one way while the sun and bottom planets spin the opposite...both seem to be on the same drive... The toy is no longer made but is called the mini orbiter by rabbit tanaka Thanks