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(...) First, what ABS can allow moulding to is different than what the company targets. Precision costs money. Decrease the tolerance, and you increase the cost, because more rejects are made. Also, the mold tolerance is different than the part (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.color, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I think you mean 0.005? (ie the same as the ULB above). Anyhow, the precision of molds may not be the same as moulding precision? Scott A (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.color, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I've got yet another doc (not sure of the source-- was emailed to me as an Offical 'standard Lego FAQ' sorta thing) that reports: "The precision molds are made at two LEGO factories in Germany and Switzerland. They are precise to (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.color, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) That’s nothing. My “(URL) Lego Book>” (Foreword by KKK himself) tells me that in 1963 ABS allowed moulding precision to 0.005 mm (0.0002 inches). Scott A (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.color, lugnet.general, FTX)
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Oops. I did it again. Here's another set of stickers. Probably not my best work, but I'll be the first to admit I created the rest of the faction to simply go along-side the shield design I came up with, which I think is really pretty nifty. (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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"Bill Ward" <bill@wards.net> wrote in message news:I03KDB.1FJJ@lugnet.com... (...) hard to (...) detergent. (...) make (...) Swish it (...) (with (...) (who (...) (among (...) too. And (...) to put (...) Clorox Wipe (...) My trick for smoky LEGO is (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I've heard of a product that might do the trick, it's called "Atmosklear". I have not tried it yet, maybe I'll pick some up soon and try it out on a few things (specifically, the spot of carpet my dang cats have been 'marking'...) It's sold (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Well, perception is everything. It is a quality issue for people who build with Lego; it is not a quality issue for the Lego Company's Quality Assurance department. (...) I perceive this as a problem for a company making parts that supposedly (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.color, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Or >6%. I "perceive" that as being quite high(?). ;) (...) Surley advances in technology should have enabled tolerances to be improved? (...) I feel a group hug coming on. Scott A (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.color, lugnet.general, FTX)
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Jake, I have no problem with the quality. From time to time there will always be parts that are not perfect. Take for example the 1 dot color parts. Sometimes a part has the bottom broken or cracked. While other times they don't. It happens. We are (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.color, lugnet.general, FTX)
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