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In lugnet.storage, James Simpson writes:
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> One of the parameters of my growing storage dillema is how to keep pieces
> sufficiently separated such that scratching and scarring is kept to an absolute
> minimum when I have to rummage around. My experience is that, in the long run,
> if one has to scoop through the parts bin looking for that trans-red plate one
> too many times, then visible and often unacceptable wear and tear to the bricks
> can't be avoided. This is a real issue for me when it comes to storing pieces
> of which I have a lot, e.g., 1x2 bricks; if I'm working on a big project that is
> depleting the reserves of, say, white 1x2's, then it becomes necessary to
> shuffle through hundreds of other colors until I find that last white one that
> is inevitably at the bottom. Perhaps I'm just AR (my wife thinks so), but I *
> hate* to scratch my bricks - my goal is pristine pieces for life.
It's been a long time since I've seen any discussion about this, and I don't
remember the conclusion.
Do you do more damage to bricks keeping them built in walls/cubes/piles which
keeps them "flexed" or keeping them loose which lets them get scratched?
The bricks that show the scratching most (clear) are also the bricks that
lose their sticking ability easiest.
I try to keep bulk ABS bricks built in cubes or walls of the same color and
shape (hard to do, though), and over the past 5 years or so I haven't seen
any problem with the bricks fitting together more loosely. I may be damaging
the bricks, but I really like picking up a cubes of 1000 2x4's to build
something big.
John Boreczky
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My friend put all the yellow 1x bricks into 12x1x10 walls in preparation for
a new project.Oh, and the 2x4 into plus-sign shaped 4x4x10 pillars. The
project never got built, but I love those walls. They are great for scoping
out what a mountain side scene would consume, for propping up platforms,
etc. (Even good for houses...)
Anyway, since you and bricks can't live forever, why let those bricks get
lazy? Keep 'em busy, and to heck with wear and tear.
-Erik
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