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Re: How to attach axle to FisherPrice gearbox?

There's a pretty good one that's been used for a while.

If you look at the inside of the output gear, you'll see that there's a geometric shape. Cut a block of material to that shape, with a keyway or hex or whatever your preferred axle or other power-moving device uses, and put that in. Use setscrews and/or a hose clamp to keep it in place.
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