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Mehaniskais Konstruktors Skolens
Elektromehaniskais Konstruktors / Mekhanicheski? Konstruktor Shkol'nik (Мехнический Конструктор Школьник)

Elektromehaniskais Konstruktors / Mehaniskais Konstruktors Skolens was very similar to 1960s Meccano, except that the hole spacing was 12.5mm. The parts numbering was different to Meccano. It was made in Riga in Latvia in the 1980s. In Russia the system was known as Mekhanicheski? Konstruktor Shkol'nik (Мехнический Конструктор Школьник). As the names are just different sets/languages in the same system they really should be put under a common name in order to avoid confusion.

Info from the Metal Constructional Systems Database for MEHANISKAIS KON* SKOLENS

Maker
 
System Type
Hole pitch <12.7mm and Very like Meccano()
Country
Russia
Dates
known in 1987 (some significant doubt) to known in 1990
Material
Steel
Thread
M4
Boss Type
key fixing (see comment *1)
Boss Thread
----
Diametrical Pitch of Gears
25 (see comment *2)
No. of Parts in System
60
Hole Pitch (Spacing) (mm)
12.5
Diameter of holes in Strips(mm)
4.3
Diameter of the Bore in Bosses(mm)
4.4
Diameter of Axle Rods(mm)
4.0
Types of Nuts and Bolts
Nuts: hexagonal
Bolts: round (slotted)
Material/Finish of Nuts and Bolts
Steel with a Bright Zinc plated finish
Size of the Nuts across Flats (mm)
7.1
Bolt diameter (mm)
7.0

Comments
*1KONSTRUKTORS. Latvian, plus Russian MEKHANICHESKI? KONSTUKTOR SHKOL'NIK on box. Parts common to ELEKTROMEHANISKAIS KONSTRUKTORS, METALLIRAKENNUSSARJA probably identical. *2 Rubber Strip used as key. *3 Mod 1, may have been .6 earlier.

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Info from the Metal Constructional Systems Database for ELEKTROMEHANISKAIS KONSTRUKTORS

Maker
 
System Type
Hole pitch <12.7mm
Country
Russia
Dates
known in 1983
Material
Steel
Thread
M4
Boss Type
key fixing (see comment *1)
Boss Thread
----
Diametrical Pitch of Gears
25 (see comment *2)
No. of Parts in System
95
Hole Pitch (Spacing) (mm)
12.5
Diameter of holes in Strips(mm)
4.3
Diameter of the Bore in Bosses(mm)
4.3 (mean)
Diameter of Axle Rods(mm)
4.0
Types of Nuts and Bolts
Nuts: hexagonal
Bolts: round (slotted)
Material/Finish of Nuts and Bolts
Steel with a Iridescent finish
Size of the Nuts across Flats (mm)
6.9
Bolt diameter (mm)
6.9

Comments
ELEKTROMEHANISKAIS. Latvian name. Related to EKS. In MCS as ONbITOB. *1 Square rubber strip used as key. *2 Mod 1, may have been 0.6 earlier.

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Below there are manuals/leafets which can be downloaded by clicking on the appropriate image.


A Mehaniskais Konstruktors Skolens set 1 manual from 1985

Photos of a Mehaniskais Konstruktors Skolens set 1 from 1985

A Mehaniskais Konstruktors Skolens set 3 manual from 1980s

A Elektromehaniskais Konstruktors set manual from 1980s

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