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Re: LEGO Direct Questions
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lugnet.dear-lego
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Tue, 4 Jan 2000 02:01:22 GMT
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> > However,
> > as the plate is one-third the size, and probably 1/3 the
> > actual ABS,
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> I disagree. The top part, which is essentially the same in both the
> brick and the plate (ignoring that the plate top has to be thicker for
> appropriate sturdiness), contains most of the ABS, IMHO. I would say a
> plate contains around 1/2 the ABS of a brick of equivalent size.
Just a FYI: I weighed a 2x4 plate at 18.6 grains, and a 2x4 brick at 35.4
grains. The brick is about 2x the weight of the plate.
However, when calculating "cost" to produce a plate vs. brick, the 16.8
grains of ABS is not even a "blip on the radar". The cost in building the
molds for the parts is the largest cost. From experience, the molds would
cost about the same to make.
From a past mold building job, I would guess the cost involved in brick vs.
plate is about equal.
Eric
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| R2 <r2eng@primenet.com> wrote in message news:FnsGBG.4xI@lugnet.com... (...) vs. (...) You are half right half wrong. Molds are very very expensive to produce, especially when they should satisfy 0.00X type of dimensional accuracy, but if you are (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| (...) I'm not sure that is an accurate or representative metric. PPB when breaking up buckets is a combination of rarity and desirability, and as far as I can tell 2*4 bricks are less expensive than most others, because there's not that much demand (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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