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Re: Crappy Plates!
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 1 Dec 1999 17:50:58 GMT
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Patricia Schempp wrote:
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> In lugnet.general, Dave Schuler writes:
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> > But so tasty! Since I was mainly interested in the sets, I just bought a
> > burger. Apparently the the greater fry-heat has a more sharply detrimental
> > effect on ABS, because I haven't noticed much warping.
> > Is the effect especially prevalent in the pink plates?
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> > Dave!
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> ABS can take sustained heat up to 190 degrees F, (after that it will soften.
> boil a brick and you will get a mess) but I doubt the food gets that hot.
> Maybe.
Fries right out of the fryer are an awfull lot hotter... Note also that
ABS softens at much lower temperatures (I have "fixed" loose clips by
running them under hot water and applying some pressure).
> One of my pink plates was not just warped, it was bent in half at a 90
> degree angle. The stress marks in the plastic show that the bending took place
> after it was formed. I attrubute that to handling. However, if handling was
> bad enough that i got a completely bent plate, it could possibly cause warped
> (slightly bent) one too. happily, I bent it back and its almost as good as
> new.
I would call up LEGO Consumer Affairs and get a replacement...
--
Frank Filz
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Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com (business only please)
Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com
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| Frank Filz <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:38456002.446B@m...ing.com... (...) a (...) detrimental (...) soften. (...) hot. (...) Tell me about it. I got a load of frier grease dumped on my feet when I was in high school. 2nd and 3rd (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Crappy Plates!
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| In lugnet.general, Frank Filz wrote: [about bent plates in McD sets] (...) I'd take the toy back to McDonalds and ask for a replacement, first. It's probably too late now, since the promotion ended last week. But they might still have some LEGO sets (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) ABS can take sustained heat up to 190 degrees F, (after that it will soften. boil a brick and you will get a mess) but I doubt the food gets that hot. Maybe. One of my pink plates was not just warped, it was bent in half at a 90 degree angle. (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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