Hang on to the rope until it unlocks...
You use it on Big Nate Island by the lighthouse.
Go left to the travel blimp and keep going left to Gear Alley.
Climb into the loft of the mill and hang on the short rope there.
The name "Gear Works" may refer to the Poptropica island called "Steamworks Island." -- Gear Alley is the left side of the island away from Main Street -- Gear Shop is the common room (multiplayer) on Main Street (see the related question below)
You use the steam battery in Gear Alley. On number 5.
You can replay an Island on Poptropica by either making a new account or clicking "Restart Island" on the small map (menu at upper right).On the new island versions, the restart is under the "tweak" or gear symbol where you can adjust the sound volumes.
The guy at the "Say Cheese" photo shop, who will swap you some scuba gear for it.
No. You can't. You can only exchange the old photo for the scuba gear and that's all.
It goes in the crashed saucer, Excalibur, in the mud past the mill. You will need to get the hovercraft to reach it. This is how to get it : # Climb into the mill loft and release the gear lock (short rope). # Go outside and climb on the windmill arms. Turning them counter-clockwise opens the roof dome. # Enter and add manure to the hovercraft.
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The gears in the mill on Astro Knights Island are locked by a small catch on the inside. Pulling on the attached rope unlocks the gears and then you can freely turn the windmill arms by jumping on them. (Turning them counterclockwise opens the roof dome where the hovercraft is stored. Adding manure will send it over to the mud swamp where you can use it.)
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