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In lugnet.general, Joe Strout wrote: SNIPPALOT (...) I'm a draftsman in a timber frame home design company, & one of our clients is using these: (URL) the foundation. They can be used for the whole house tho'-and check out those studs! ('For Trade' (...) (21 years ago, 16-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) -snip- (...) LMAO! (21 years ago, 16-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) But all that a burgler would need is a giant 1X2 tile with dynamite print...or a ladder and a giant brick seperator. ; ) On the serious side, you'd have to find a way to waterproof the roof. I don't think LEGO-like interlocking pieces could do (...) (21 years ago, 16-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)
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Wood doesn't put out anywhere near the toxic gases than ABS does. (...) -- Tom Stangl *(URL) Visual FAQ home *(URL) Visual FAQ Home (21 years ago, 16-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Which is interesting, because wood really likes to burn too, and yet we build houses out of it. Adrian (21 years ago, 16-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)
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(URL) Shiny and new! Please come on over to Zemi.net and check out (URL) The Sweetpea.> (URL) [ j o n ] (URL) [ z e m i d o t n e t ]> :: lego weblog :: creations :: moonbase (21 years ago, 15-Feb-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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Hate to burst your bubble, but it'd be a *HUGE* fire hazard! ABS and other plastics are basically just solid oil. They'll burn like mad once they reached a certain temperature and started to outgass. Even covering a wall with baseplates would (...) (21 years ago, 15-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) SNIP (...) Well, there's already (URL) this> and (URL) this>. In all reality, I think it would be cheaper to use conventional building materials rather than ABS. Labor alone would be a killer. -Duane (21 years ago, 15-Feb-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(URL) Here are some you can start with. But of course the ablity to move and stack them becomes a bit limiting for the normal "do-it" yourselfer. jt (21 years ago, 15-Feb-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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SNIPPIFIED Certainly an idea that has gone through my head a few times as well, and as for your last question, it makes me think of foundations. How would a house with such a heavy weight (AFAIK, it *will* have a considerable wieght) be able to be (...) (21 years ago, 15-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)
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