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Any tips for building tall towers?
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Date: 
Sat, 18 Dec 2004 21:27:34 GMT
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I'm working on a module for the Great Ball Contraption, but this involves having
a lot of stuff elevated way up off the plate.  At the same time, I don't have a
ton of bricks -- I'm a newbie to the AFOL world.

So, I need to build some supporting towers that are tall and strong, with a
minimum number of bricks.  I will experiment with the obvious ideas of course,
but I'm wondering if anyone has experience with this problem and has any special
advice to share.

Thanks,
- Joe



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  Re: Any tips for building tall towers?
 
(...) I've always wondered about building a tower using just 4 2X4 bricks per level arranged in a way that there's a 2X2 opening in the center that would serve as a shaft as you go upward. Once the tower reaches its final height, top it off with a (...) (20 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.build)

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