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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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(...) When I check sets and brick I've bought in the last 12 months, I perceived several quality issues I never noticed in the years before. Not only Bens and Juergens plates, but also breaking bricks, bricks with "wrong" grip (Studs too small, (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.color, lugnet.general)
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I've had a number of people ask me about a perceived quality issue lately: If you take a number of plates and create two or more large stacks, they tend to be differing heights. For example, Ben has posted some photos here: (URL) I mentioned that (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.color, lugnet.general, FTX) !
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Once I lent my Little Blue Bot to someone so they could render it, and when they returned it, it reeked like an ashtray. I was pi$$ed. It took weeks to get the cig smoke to air out/off. On occasion, I bring my Robots to Night Clubs and Bars or (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Dude, I about jumped out of my seat when I saw these. Not only is the concept cool, but the stickers are so well done. tear I'll be emailing you soon as I have no idea what PSD is. Felix (22 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) holy slapdoodle! these are absolutely fantastic! how did you make the nautilus so well? all these shields & torsos carry the theme to the extreme (in a very good way). excellent work. the characters are awesome. do you intend any translation? (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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I was just working on the CD on the other computer.... and here are a few more tidbits for those who might be interested in purchasing one when it comes out: 1) A chapter of 18 pages devoted to the 1:87 scale (sort of Matchbox size)metal wheeled (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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I hate dropping the entire Oreo in the milk.... Anyways, it's awesome to see all the roof packs out now, and as bad as I feel about whining when the company seems to be doing a bunch of things for the fans already, I can't help but say: what about (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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Whether something is smoky or not is a matter of subjective opinion. I've ordered some rather stinky lots from ebay in the past, but it's not that hard to get it clean. My secret? ALL Free/Clear Allgeren Fighter laundry detergent. It works quite (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) My first reaction was to head over to Peeron to see if I had any blue 2x2x2 slopes and if not, what sets I need to buy. Robobots. Your art work keeps amazing me. Doug (22 years ago, 29-Jun-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) Hi Lar, Long time no hear.... :-) I'll send you a private EMAIL... But back to the smoke topic.... OK, the process for removing smoke from ABS was told to my by my brother-in-laws's brother-in-law, who is a chemical engineer. Since I probably (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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