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| [Please set the follow-up to the appropriate group] I'm currently taking a CNC class at school, so for a little side project I machined a couple 2x4 bricks out of aluminum on the EMCO PC 50 machines we have. Since I wanted to use a 1/8" flat end (...) (22 years ago, 5-Apr-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.cad)
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| (...) These are cool as Bram! Aluminium would be cool too ;) Now all you have to do is make the classic minifig! The one we all love and know. Then contact me once you have mastered this :) Mel (...) (22 years ago, 5-Apr-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.cad)
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| The rec.toys.lego faq has information on brick dimensions. You can find it at (URL) see section 13. I might buy one of these on a keyring, if they werent too expensive (no more than $5.00). It would probably last longer than the one Lego sells, mine (...) (22 years ago, 5-Apr-02, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) didn't effect functionality. :D <snip> (...) I'd prefer it was around $5, but I'd certainly pay as much as $20 per brick. Aluminum, brass, gold plated ;), Anodized aluminum! A red or blue metal brick would rule! ---SteveR - Space. (22 years ago, 5-Apr-02, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Snippit from the FAQ: (URL) Robert Mufano: Brick height 9.582 mm 0.37724 in Plate height 3.194 mm 0.12575 in Stud pitch 7.985 mm 0.31437 in The following popular approximations are often used. Note that the Imperial approximations are each (...) (22 years ago, 5-Apr-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.cad)
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| (...) These give nice round dimensions in mm (see section 13). I dispute those as inaccurate. :-) (22 years ago, 5-Apr-02, to lugnet.general)
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| I'd take 3 of each, at about $ 5 per. Paul Sinasohn LUGNET #115 (22 years ago, 24-Apr-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.cad)
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