Tecnic Construction Sets

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Tecnic Construction Sets

Tecnic metal construction sets were produced from 1944 to the 1970s. They were made in Belgium.

Manufacturer / Distributor

Inica Ltd., Courtrai, Belgium

Info from the Metal Constructional Systems Database for TECNIC (Ref:TEC)

Maker

System Type
Hole pitch >12.7mm

Country
Belgium

Dates
known in 1944 to 1970s

Material
Steel

Thread
5/32W

Boss Type
double-tapped (see comment *¹)

Boss Thread
5/32W

Diametrical Pitch of Gears
25 (see comment *²)

No. of Parts in System
147

Hole Pitch (Spacing) (mm)
13.0

Diameter of holes in Strips(mm)
4.5

Diameter of the Bore in Bosses(mm)
4.5 (see comment *³)

Diameter of Axle Rods(mm)
4.1 (see comment *⁴)

Types of Nuts and Bolts
Nuts: square
Bolts: cheese (slotted)
(see comment *⁵)

Material/Finish of Nuts and Bolts
Steel with a Brass finish
(see comment *⁶)

Size of the Nuts across Flats (mm)
8.9

Bolt diameter (mm)
6.2

Comments
Parts with long slots, most stamped TECNIC. *¹ Some 2nd bores untapped. *² Mod 1+finer, possibly 38. *³ Gears & some bosses, 4.2. *⁴ 4.0 also reported. *⁵ & hex Nuts, as square ones. *⁶ Nuts also plain zinc.

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

A Tecnic instruction manual for set 1.
(Added 14/01/20)

Another Tecnic instruction manual for set 1.
(No transformer in parts list, but has info on Tecnic plastic sheets)
(This has a piece of the Tecnic plastic sheet taped inside the rear cover)
(Added 08/08/22)

A Tecnic instruction manual for set 2.
(Added 12/03/21)

Photos of a Tecnic set 2. Note that there are more parts in this set than there should be
(Added 12/03/21)

A Tecnic instruction manual for set 3.
(Added 14/01/20)

A Tecnic instruction manual for set 4.
(Transformer in parts list, but no mention of Tecnic plastic sheets)
(This replaces the previous one which was not a genuine set 4 manual)
(Added 08/08/22)