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Re: when the parts are greater then the whole...
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Mon, 24 May 2004 22:14:45 GMT
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SoS, i’ve tried every thing, ball joints aren’t strong enough, click hinges are too clunky...i’m at my wits end.....and the shoulders i’m using right now only stay put because they have jolly rancher squares wrappers in them to stiffen them up...



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  Re: when the parts are greater then the whole...
 
(...) I've found the best method of stiffening ball joints is to insert a small piece of paper between the ball and the socket. Fit it snugly in the socket, then snap the ball in otherwise it tears. For extra stiffness use a double or even triple (...) (20 years ago, 24-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)

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In lugnet.build.mecha, The Sultan of Stack asks: Jacob, what sorts of peices are you or will you be using? My first suggestion is to make the hips almost the same as the shoulders. I'll see if I can find some. But I really don't have smallish size (...) (20 years ago, 24-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)

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