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Re: How many brick separators do you need if a brick separator could split bricks?
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Date: 
Fri, 22 Nov 2002 17:37:44 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:

In lugnet.market.shopping, Allan Bedford writes:

I gave away one of my 4 for the simple reason that I thought I was already
overstocked.  The odd time I do use one... I use only one.  Am I missing
something?  Or is there a reason for needing them in pairs?  I'm asking
seriously, as I really don't know.

As another poster relates, using them in pairs is about the easiest way to
separate certain kinds of stacked plate combos. One on top, one on bottom.

Yep, two are very useful in certain situation.

I rarely have a need for more than 2 at any given time, but on my current
project, I have 4 ready to hand because one of the things I am doing is
laying large plates onto baseplates, or onto superbricks (10x20, 12x24 etc).
When I place a 6x16 and find I didn't put it in the right spot, 4 separators
along the 16 edge are barely enough to lift it back up again. Sometimes the
top studs on the plate actually get marred a bit by doing it, too.

I find that with most larger plates, a little working at one end will
get it lifted up enough that a fingernail can get under and pull the
whole plate off. If I need to work it more, I just work my way down,
prising a little bit every several studs.

I have definitely had situations where I've damaged studs while trying
to separate pieces.

Frank



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  Re: How many brick separators do you need if a brick separator could split bricks?
 
(...) And then there are those Brick Separators that are not as good as others. I have some that I had to file a bit off the bottom to avoid damage to bricks. Otherwise, they didn't work well and the resulting damage was more than I was comfortable (...) (22 years ago, 26-Nov-02, to lugnet.build)

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  Re: How many brick separators do you need if a brick separator could split bricks?
 
(...) As another poster relates, using them in pairs is about the easiest way to separate certain kinds of stacked plate combos. One on top, one on bottom. I rarely have a need for more than 2 at any given time, but on my current project, I have 4 (...) (22 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.build)

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