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Re: searching for something to tighten the fit of overused LEGO pieces
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lugnet.general
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Date:
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Thu, 17 Mar 2005 16:43:56 GMT
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Pete Smith wrote:
> I use LEGO for teambuilding workshops. The pieces are used time and
> time again. After a while they fit together rather loosely.
This is normal.
> Do you know of any material / powder / whatever I can put on the pieces
> to make them fit together more tightly?
Actually, the preferred approach is to simply not rely on the strength
of the stud friction alone to give the model any strength. Even when
heavily used, the stud friction alone should be able to _hold_ your
model together, but if you want more strength than that, you should
invesigate adopting other design techniques which can make the model
more sturdy.
The bracing technique described in this paper is probably one of the
best ways to overcome the weakness of the studs:
http://www.usfirst.org/jrobtcs/ArtOfLEGO.pdf
Bottom line, do _not_ rely on the friction of studs to give your model
strength or stability. That's not really what they were intended for
anyways (since the bricks should be very easy to pull apart as well).
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