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Re: trying to guess the stud spacing by measuring bricks
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Date: 
Wed, 25 Aug 1999 13:38:24 GMT
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On Wed, 25 Aug 1999 03:02:59 GMT, "Robert Munafo"
<munafo@NOgcctech.SPAMcom> wrote:

In lugnet.cad.dev, Larry Pieniazek writes:
I know you went several hundred studs in length if I recall, but is
there any chance that the stud center spacing is actually intended to be
8.000 mm ???

[Some snippage may occur during shipment]

Maybe TLG deliberately used an odd spacing, to make it harder to make
compatible bricks?

Steve



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  Re: trying to guess the stud spacing by measuring bricks
 
(...) No slur taken! (-: Actually, what I think happened is this: - Some company (it was in England somewhere, right?) stated making bricks, using a nice round number standard like 5/16 inch or 8 millimeters - LEGO bought the rights (or the company (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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