<p>If I understand your question, you are seeking a spacer that can spin freely on a Technic axle. Essentially, you want a 1/2 bush that has a round hole rather than an axle hole. I don't believe that this piece exists in Technic.</p>

<p>The old <a href="https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=424#T=C" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Technic Hub/Handle (424)</a> may do what you want, but it is thicker than a 1/2 bush:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/J5LdD.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/J5LdD.jpg" alt="Part 424"></a></p>

<p>Failing that, a minifig ring may work for what you need if you have one handy:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/U68xJ.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/U68xJ.jpg" alt="Frodo with the Ring"></a></p>

<p>Feel free to post pictures of your WIP and we may be able to provide better suggestions if those don't work.</p>

<p>Edit:</p>

<p>Now that you've posted a photo, I wonder if a 1/2 Bush might just work:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/n4piK.jpg" alt="32123"></p>

<p>Edit2:</p>

<p>I've now had a chance to play around with some alternate designs, and the one that I like best simply replaces the 2x2 plate and 2x2 tile with this wheel hub (3482):</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/EBRqY.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/EBRqY.jpg" alt="3482"></a></p>

<p>This is solid and has a nice feel in the hand. It gives you the flexibility to have this rotate as tightly or loosely as you'd like.</p>

<p>Some <a href="https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-8282/Totobricks/lego-fidget-spinner-7/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">others</a> like to just use an additional 2x2 round plate:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/fyHXd.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/fyHXd.jpg" alt="another fidget spinner"></a></p>

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2017-05-25T22:35:21.007Z
I added a picture
Christian Sirolli
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2017-05-25T22:47:31.450Z
That hub would be way too large
Christian Sirolli
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How many tiles thick are those rings?
Christian Sirolli
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The ring is 1 tile thick. I wonder if a half bush would do what you need seeing your photo.
jncraton
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I have tried using the half bush, but that causes too much friction. I don't know if the ring would be any better
Christian Sirolli
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I don't think the ring is any better. I've updated my answer. I like just using a wheel hub instead of the plates, but I'm not sure how attached you were to that look.
jncraton
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2017-05-30T14:09:10.697Z
To keep my design, I may need to use a longer axle and use my 1M (full) Beam.
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jncraton
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/2Msym.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/2Msym.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a>
A little late, but a round tile with hole exists now.</p>
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Seth
<p>I am building a fidget spinner out of LEGO and need two parts to help it spin better while not being extremely loose. The only part I can think of that would work would be a Technic 1M Half Beam, but I don't know if it exists. Does that piece exist? If so, where can I buy it from? If not, do you know of any piece that would work just as well?</p>
<p>Here is a picture of my WIP:
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/Cnpp9.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Cnpp9.jpg" alt="fidget spinner" /></a>
You can see in the middle where there are two spaces that I would like to be filled. Something the height of a tile would fit.</p>

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Existence of a Technic 1M Half Beam
Christian Sirolli
# Existence of a Technic 1M Half Beam

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-05-25)

I am building a fidget spinner out of LEGO and need two parts to help it spin better while not being extremely loose. The only part I can think of that would work would be a Technic 1M Half Beam, but I don't know if it exists. Does that piece exist? If so, where can I buy it from? If not, do you know of any piece that would work just as well?

Here is a picture of my WIP:
[![fidget spinner](https://i.sstatic.net/Cnpp9.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/Cnpp9.jpg)
You can see in the middle where there are two spaces that I would like to be filled. Something the height of a tile would fit.

**Tags:** technic, piece-information


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-05-25. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

If I understand your question, you are seeking a spacer that can spin freely on a Technic axle. Essentially, you want a 1/2 bush that has a round hole rather than an axle hole. I don't believe that this piece exists in Technic.

The old [Technic Hub/Handle (424)](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=424#T=C) may do what you want, but it is thicker than a 1/2 bush:

[![Part 424](https://i.sstatic.net/J5LdD.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/J5LdD.jpg)

Failing that, a minifig ring may work for what you need if you have one handy:

[![Frodo with the Ring](https://i.sstatic.net/U68xJ.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/U68xJ.jpg)

Feel free to post pictures of your WIP and we may be able to provide better suggestions if those don't work.

Edit:

Now that you've posted a photo, I wonder if a 1/2 Bush might just work:

![32123](https://i.sstatic.net/n4piK.jpg)

Edit2:

I've now had a chance to play around with some alternate designs, and the one that I like best simply replaces the 2x2 plate and 2x2 tile with this wheel hub (3482):

[![3482](https://i.sstatic.net/EBRqY.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/EBRqY.jpg)

This is solid and has a nice feel in the hand. It gives you the flexibility to have this rotate as tightly or loosely as you'd like.

Some [others](https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-8282/Totobricks/lego-fidget-spinner-7/) like to just use an additional 2x2 round plate:

[![another fidget spinner](https://i.sstatic.net/fyHXd.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/fyHXd.jpg)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: I added a picture  
> **username_0**: That hub would be way too large  
> **username_0**: How many tiles thick are those rings?  
> **username_1**: The ring is 1 tile thick. I wonder if a half bush would do what you need seeing your photo.  
> **username_0**: I have tried using the half bush, but that causes too much friction. I don't know if the ring would be any better  
> **username_1**: I don't think the ring is any better. I've updated my answer. I like just using a wheel hub instead of the plates, but I'm not sure how attached you were to that look.  
> **username_0**: To keep my design, I may need to use a longer axle and use my 1M (full) Beam.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2023-12-21. Score: 5

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/2Msym.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/2Msym.png)
A little late, but a round tile with hole exists now.

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