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Re: Lego in Fish-tanks
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lugnet.build
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Wed, 18 Apr 2001 18:49:18 GMT
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Oh right. like sizing agent like used with Wall Paper.
I still want a Liquid Lego Tornado!!
Eric
In lugnet.build, William R. Ward writes:
> "Eric Sophie" <Legomaster@gobi.com> writes:
> > In lugnet.build, Mike Timm writes:
> > > On Mon, 9 Apr 2001 06:03:31 GMT, "Eric Sophie" <Legomaster@gobi.com>
> > > > P.S. At the time my Mom let me have another fish tank, because I promised
> > > > not to feed the fish peanut butter again. I told her that the fish looked
> > > > hungry!
> > >
> > > Getting back to the original subject, I know this has come up before
> > > and I believe the consensus was you want to use clean bricks, well
> > > rinsed. New bricks have mold release, a sort of oil. This could be
> > > bad for the fish :^)
> >
> > Yep, definitely clean really well any items you introduce to fish tanks.
> > Mold release? oil? huh...that's interesting. Thanks....Eric
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> I think it's more of a wax. It's why new bricks don't stay together
> very well. But if you give them a thorough washing they become less
> slippery and stick together better.
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> The mold release is a waxy substance that lines the insides of the
> mold, I think. When they inject the plastic into the mold they need
> to be able to remove the finished brick from the mold after it hardens
> and cools. Without the mold release it might act as a glue to hold
> the parts of the mold together, and you couldn't get the brick out.
>
> --Bill.
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