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Re: LEGO Fountain
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lugnet.fun.crafts
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Fri, 3 Aug 2001 17:51:17 GMT
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In lugnet.fun.crafts, Bryan Beckwith writes:
> Does water seem to have any negative effects on LEGO bricks? I meant to ask
> this about the snowglobes and forgot but the fountain made me think about it
> again. Do the bricks fade or deteriorate at all? It probably wouldn't be
> an issue with the snowglobes, but do the pieces become brittle after a
> while?
Bryan,
Since we all love our bricks dearly, these are not stupid questions.
> I might be asking stupid questions, but I would have thought that water
> would have some adverse affects.
>
> Bryan Beckwith
First, depending on how much chlorine, you may get some bleaching
Also, if there are mineral deposits, they could cause buildup.
(test it this way- fill a clear plastic something that you can throw away full
of tap water. Leave the top off and wait until all the water evaporates. You
can speed this up if you have a pyrex contain you don't mind scrubbing by
boiling the water off on your stovetop. If there is a heavy buildup of crud on
the bottom of your container (red, white, maybe yellow) you have minerals that
will build up on your bricks.
One more thing. Water erodes. If you run a fountain long enough (esp. with
minerals in the water, the bricks will begin to round off at the corners.
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| (...) Something else to consider (especially if someone is planning to include a water feature in, say, a train layout)...LEGO snaps together tight, but not watertight. You'll need to epoxy the bricks together or seal the whole assembly together (...) (23 years ago, 3-Aug-01, to lugnet.fun.crafts)
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| Does water seem to have any negative effects on LEGO bricks? I meant to ask this about the snowglobes and forgot but the fountain made me think about it again. Do the bricks fade or deteriorate at all? It probably wouldn't be an issue with the (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.fun.crafts)
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