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| (...) Hmm, maybe it has something to do with the fact that it tends to kill your brain cells if not properly filtered/ventilated? :D (...) MEK sets in an hour or less (we found that we could often declamp in about 20min), but I believe Oatey Cement, (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Gary, I'm sure this subject has come up a few times in the past, but it had a recent incarnation in this thread: (URL) think it's a great subject for discussion and wishful thinking. Actually, I think it would make a great contest for the LEGO (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.parts)
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| If you could wish for new Lego elements for TLG to produce, what would they be..... here's my choice: ___...___ 1) a 3x3 low slope inside slope (double concave). This would make it easier to make low sloped roofs in more varieties, like the regular (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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| (...) I don't find any MEK in my neighborhood hardware store. Instead I bought a bottle of methylene chloride from a model shop specifically for mending broken Lego. Doesn't work too good, apparently. But this thing is good enough for closing the (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Yeah the Legoland California Modelshop still uses the MEK/ABS mixture. From what I have heard, all the other modelshops have switched to the new glue. The LEGO company feels MEK is too dangerous for employees to use, but some parks have been (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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| "Rob Hendrix" <rob.removebeforesen...msltc.org> wrote in message news:I34xyK.rn4@lugnet.com... (...) I believe LLCA and Billund are now test using a new substance, but LLW is still on MEK. I can't remember what this substance is called, but it's (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.parts)
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| (...) For the blue track, yes it will be cheaper (assuming it's not the electric). Check out Peeron parts 3228a (straight blue track), 3229a (outside curve track) and 3230a (inside curve track). There are Bricklink sellers that have it in inventory (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Yeah, they use an even nastier mix of MEK and ABS resin. At least they did when I toured the Model Shop during one of the BWs. (...) -- Tom Stangl *(URL) Visual FAQ home *(URL) Visual FAQ Home (22 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Do you want to be able to use the pieces like they were new? If so, don't bother trying to fix them with MEKs. When you use solvents to weld two pieces of plastic together, the joint will be very weak and easy to break if you just touch them (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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| IIRC, the model builders no longer use MEK (although I still do). If anyone has any information as to what the model builders are now using, please let me know. MEK is dangerous and too much contact with the fumes makes you do strange things like (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.parts)
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