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Re: LEGO Direct Questions
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lugnet.dear-lego
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Wed, 5 Jan 2000 23:19:31 GMT
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On Wed, 5 Jan 2000 16:09:39 GMT, "R2" <r2eng@primenet.com> wrote:
> I would 'guess' they are waste. Most of the time the trees have some type of
> contamination for human hands, dirt, dust, grime, or maybe even mold release
> agent. Also, the energy required for remelting of the solid trees would be
> greater than keeping the liquid ABS at a constant temp. It's the Engineer's
But when the raw material enters the factory, as granules, it's not
melted either.. and I've seen documentaries where the granules are
liberally touched by hand. But you could be right, you knopw more
about this than I do, obviously.
> design that can minimize the amount of waste in the molds. The gates for the
> liquid to flow through are sized for the material. Some materials at a
> certain temp flow better than others, even using injection molds.
Sounds logical.
Jasper
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