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Re: Part Numbering Crisis in LDraw
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Fri, 26 Feb 1999 12:00:16 GMT
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Paul Gyugyi wrote in message <36D65C66.E5F7A69@gyugyi.com>...
> I recall hearing once that the chrome parts had to be made from a different
> mold than non-chrome parts because the coating added some thickness.
> So on the chrome version, e.g. the plastic studs would be a little smaller.
> Also, I'd expect molds for transparent pieces to be slightly different due • to
> the different type of plastic, which might require a different • part/tracking
> number.
> -gyug
This is certainly true with metallic elements, but with clear I don't think
so since ABS resin or any plastic resin I've seen is basic clear amber
colors. To get color ( colour ) you have to add pigment. Sometime the
pigment will change the melt temperature slightly, but not that it is
noticable to most.
Roy
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| I recall hearing once that the chrome parts had to be made from a different mold than non-chrome parts because the coating added some thickness. So on the chrome version, e.g. the plastic studs would be a little smaller. Also, I'd expect molds for (...) (25 years ago, 26-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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