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Re: "If it were my toy company..."
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lugnet.dear-lego
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Tue, 14 Dec 1999 12:50:30 GMT
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Ray Sanders wrote:
> Or to put a different way: Are the molds (that were used originally to
> make those parts) compatible with the current state of the art molding
> machines used by TLC ? A negative answer would imply the need to make
> whole new molds.
Well, it depends. One, if they update their machines. Most molds can be
run on different machines, it is just a matter of setting up the machine
for the specific mold (core temperature, shot size, etc.) I know
somebody posted they put all their old molds in cement, and use the
cement blocks for buildings. That might mean no more outdated parts.
Scott
> Ray
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| (...) Yes, TLG does imbed worn out molds in buildings. No, the molds are not hard to make. It is the pattern making that is hard to do (the first mold) I would imagine that the LEGO molds have been done on CAM for quite some time...since the best (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| (...) Or to put a different way: Are the molds (that were used originally to make those parts) compatible with the current state of the art molding machines used by TLC ? A negative answer would imply the need to make whole new molds. Ray (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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