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In lugnet.general, John Barnes wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Erik Olson wrote:
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> > Perhaps the new color also masks an anti-fading agent? (seems unlikely.)
>
>
> I wonder if some of the older dyes have become either unobtainable or have been
> outlawed in Europe. Some of the older dyes, even food colourings, are now deemed
> harmful. TLC may not have any choice in the matter.
I did some goolging and found this interesting page.
http://www.mst.dk/project/NyViden/2001/12010000.htm
Apparently LEGO has been spending serious bucks into the plastics recycling
business. Now, the way I see it, if LEGO is putting all this money into this
then I'd think they did some serious research to make sure what they are doing
is consumer safe.
In the past LEGO has taken the measures to make sure their product is as safe or
more safe than laws state. Waaaaay back when the government said trace amounts
of Cadmium were allowed in yellow and red ABS LEGO put in the effort to use
absolutely none in its ABS (pg. 78 in "The World of LEGO Toys")
Adr.
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In lugnet.general, Adrian Egli wrote:
> In lugnet.general, John Barnes wrote:
> > In lugnet.general, Erik Olson wrote:
> >
> > > Perhaps the new color also masks an anti-fading agent? (seems unlikely.)
> >
> >
> > I wonder if some of the older dyes have become either unobtainable or have been
> > outlawed in Europe. Some of the older dyes, even food colourings, are now deemed
> > harmful. TLC may not have any choice in the matter.
>
> I did some goolging and found this interesting page.
>
> http://www.mst.dk/project/NyViden/2001/12010000.htm
>
> Apparently LEGO has been spending serious bucks into the plastics recycling
> business. Now, the way I see it, if LEGO is putting all this money into this
> then I'd think they did some serious research to make sure what they are doing
> is consumer safe.
This article is a quite interesting read. What jumped out at me was the mention
that different colors of ABS have different specific gravities (within a small
overall range). I wonder if the saline solution would have a detrimental effect
on the surface quality of parts. Might be an interesting way to sort your pcs by
color. Also might make a neat & non-jugemental way to code colors (by the
specific gravity).
Ray (rambling off on a Sunday morning)
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In lugnet.general, Adrian Egli wrote:
http://www.mst.dk/project/NyViden/2001/12010000.htm
>
> Apparently LEGO has been spending serious bucks into the plastics recycling
> business. Now, the way I see it, if LEGO is putting all this money into this
> then I'd think they did some serious research to make sure what they are doing
> is consumer safe.
>
> In the past LEGO has taken the measures to make sure their product is as safe or
> more safe than laws state. Waaaaay back when the government said trace amounts
> of Cadmium were allowed in yellow and red ABS LEGO put in the effort to use
> absolutely none in its ABS (pg. 78 in "The World of LEGO Toys")
Wonders what LEGO molds with the new bricks ?
Plus what colours are the result ?
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Well if you actually READ the article, it is clear that they mold whatever they wish,
as the granules are used in the standard process. And the colors are grey and black.
pete white wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Adrian Egli wrote:
> http://www.mst.dk/project/NyViden/2001/12010000.htm
> >
> > Apparently LEGO has been spending serious bucks into the plastics recycling
> > business. Now, the way I see it, if LEGO is putting all this money into this
> > then I'd think they did some serious research to make sure what they are doing
> > is consumer safe.
> >
> > In the past LEGO has taken the measures to make sure their product is as safe or
> > more safe than laws state. Waaaaay back when the government said trace amounts
> > of Cadmium were allowed in yellow and red ABS LEGO put in the effort to use
> > absolutely none in its ABS (pg. 78 in "The World of LEGO Toys")
>
> Wonders what LEGO molds with the new bricks ?
> Plus what colours are the result ?
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In lugnet.general, Thomas Stangl wrote:
> Well if you actually READ the article, it is clear that they mold whatever they wish,
> as the granules are used in the standard process. And the colors are grey and black.
WHICH grey genius ? READ the thread.
>
> pete white wrote:
In lugnet.general, Adrian Egli wrote:
http://www.mst.dk/project/NyViden/2001/12010000.htm
> >
> > Wonders what LEGO molds with the new bricks ?
> > Plus what colours are the result ?
>
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