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Re: 1x1 round plates in station
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Date: 
Thu, 11 Mar 1999 01:33:06 GMT
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Gary Istok wrote:
The earliest 1x1 rounds (with no recessed base like today's 1x1
rounds) had what was probably the poorest binding power of any (modern) >LEGO brick.  If you built a column from them, it was not at all sturdy.

I was just using some of these last night (due to running out of newer
ones) and they are weird: they stick _onto_ another brick _better_ than
th enew ones, but the top stud on them must be slightly undersize
beacuse anything placed on top of them is loose as anything.

Kevin



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  Re: 1x1 round plates in station
 
(...) Actually the latter is probably true. There were 1x1 rounds available since the advent of modern LEGO (1958), and they were always available in (regular) clear color. The earliest 1x1 rounds (with no recessed base like today's 1x1 rounds) had (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.build)

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