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Re: Raising a model?
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lugnet.castle
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Fri, 28 Nov 2003 00:16:13 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, David Ishak wrote:
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In lugnet.castle, Chris Phillips wrote:
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You could try Duplo (it is fully compatible with System) but you may find
that it is even more expensive than an equivalent stack of regular brick.
The most widely-used technique that I’ve seen is a mix of 2x4s and 2x2s to
create a lattice support structure underground. Typically, short stacks of
five 2x2s are used in columns in between layers of 2x4s that bind the
columns to each other. If you build like I do, 2x2 is probably your
least-used common brick shape, so you probably have a lot of it available
for this purpose. I find that using large “waffle brick” near or at the top
helps to hold everything together very well. A picture speaks 1,00 words:
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This idea is Brilliant, Looks as though a lot less bricks required. At the
moment I have been using 2x4 bricks, keeping them two studs apart and
overlapping them(wish I had a pic to make sense). This method still uses a
lot, at least I now have some more use for the abundance of un-used 2x2
bricks. The pic you have provided gives a Great insight on where to start.
Thanks for that Chris............
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Interesting. It looks like it would be much more vulnerable to shear than the
“GMLTC lattice” (search for that string to find lots of posts about it)
though....
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| (...) Right, this design is not as strong in the lateral direction as a more dense lattice. For a stronger structure, you can place more layers of 2x4s, ie: put an X and a Y support brace together between every 5 2x2s instead of alternating x 5 y 5 (...) (20 years ago, 28-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Re: Raising a model?
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| (...) This idea is Brilliant, Looks as though a lot less bricks required. At the moment I have been using 2x4 bricks, keeping them two studs apart and overlapping them(wish I had a pic to make sense). This method still uses a lot, at least I now (...) (20 years ago, 27-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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