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| In lugnet.announce, Philippe Hurbain wrote:
> Chatting with LEGO friends, I realized that even seasoned LEGO builders often
> ignore all the possibilities of the Brick Remover... Here is a
> <http://www.philohome.com/remover/remover1.htm little tutorial on this cute
> device>. <snip>
> PS: If someone knows other usages, let me know!
Great tutorial!
The second image down on the left demonstrates prying apart two same-size plates
by using two separators. It is also possible to do it with only one separator
and two additional plates. Just stack the extra plates like stairs, then put the
stuck plates on the "step." This creates a one-plate height difference that the
separator can use for leverage. Not sure how to easily illustrate that, but I
find it much more convenient to be able to use a single separator, since I
almost never have two separators in the same place.
Ascii art (which won't quite preview correctly, but maybe it'll get the point
across):
/ /
|_ /
+|/
# O O O
X X X X
Seen from the side, where "+" and "#" are 1x2 plates,
"O O O" is a 2x3 plate, and "X X X X" is a 2x4 plate.
Rick C.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Nice one Philo!
> The second image down on the left demonstrates prying apart two same-size plates
> by using two separators.
This one: http://www.philohome.com/remover/remover6.htm
I just hold the single separator in hand and use the thumb to press away the
bottom 1 x n
Works like a charm and can be done with one hand and one separator.
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Best regards,
/Tobbe
<http://www.lotek.nu>
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | > Nice one Philo!
Thanks Tobbe ;o)
>
> > The second image down on the left demonstrates prying apart two same-size plates
> > by using two separators.
>
> This one: http://www.philohome.com/remover/remover6.htm
>
> I just hold the single separator in hand and use the thumb to press away the
> bottom 1 x n
>
> Works like a charm and can be done with one hand and one separator.
I do that too when I can't put my hand on a second separator (I'm rather messy).
But I try to avoid that as I have soft thumbs !
Philo
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