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Re: Aluminum 2x4 bricks
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 5 Apr 2002 22:45:03 GMT
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The rec.toys.lego faq has information on brick dimensions. You can find
it at http://www.faqs.org/faqs/LEGO-faq/, 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 is
already starting to wear down.
Bram Lambrecht wrote:
> [Please set the follow-up to the appropriate group]
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> 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 mill only, I had to make a few
> changes to the design, most notably in the tubes, but the design remains
> functionally the same. The other option to the partial tubes would be
> connections between the tubes. Which do you think would look better?
> Here are some pics:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=14457
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> Since the design I based the part on is based on 1/16" = 4 LDU, the parts are a
> tiny bit too small, so it's kind of difficult to attach a regular Lego brick to
> the bottom. Attaching to the top works fine though. I may take some calipers
> to a brick and try to improve the dimensions a bit...unless someone has already
> done that?
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> Anyway, I can probably make more of these if people are interested. How much
> would you pay for an aluminum brick? A brass brick? A brass or aluminum brick
> with a keyring?
> --Bram
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> Bram Lambrecht
> bram@cwru.edu
> www.bldesign.org
>
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