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Mike Walsh wrote:
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> "r2" <lego@r2eng.com> wrote in message news:G8CFAK.LAA@lugnet.com...
> >
> > r2 wrote in message ...
> > > Ok, he emailed me. I will try to get together with him ASAP so there is • time
> > > to process what I find.
> >
> > I am still waiting for him to call me. I am becoming more skeptical, but
> > maybe he will prove me right.
> >
> >
> > Rose
>
>
> I looked at those pictures and thought to myself "ugh", I can't imagine
> sorting it. I have picked up unsorted used LEGO on a couple of occasions
> and the process of sorting it out is extremely time consuming, particularly
> if you want to reconstruct sets. I probably have 10 gallons, maybe more, of
> unsorted LEGO that I'll get to one of these days. About the only time I go
> through it is when I can't find the particular element I want in my sorted
> LEGO. Someone's would have to have an enormous amount of free time to
> process that much LEGO (either that or I am extremely inefficient at it).
>
> IMHO, there is a huge difference between sorting new LEGO from multiple
> copies of the same set as compared to gallons of unsorted LEGO.
I've been there too. I usually pick through the unsorted box and remove
stickered and fragile elements, wash and dry the collection and then
start doing a rough sort...then fine sort...and then start building the
sets...I don't know of a more efficient way to do it and it can take
MONTHS when you're doing it off and on...
--
Thomas Main
mina@appstate.edu
>
> Mike
>
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> Mike Walsh - mike_walsh at mindspring dot com
> http://www.nclug.net - North Carolina LEGO Users Group
> http://www.nclug.net/ctb - Carolina Train Builders
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