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In lugnet.technic, Eric Sophie writes:
> How do you guys deal with it? I fear using lotion, or it would soften up my
> paws, and you know we need strong hands to pry apart plates.
Strong hands to pry apart plates? I use my fingernails or attach another
brick then snap both parts off. I used to find I always had the urge to
build just after cutting my nails short. :-)
The worst Lego hand mangler is removing model team tyres from model team
hubs. It really hurts if you don't do it right. My Abrams has seven road
wheels per side a total of THIRTY TWO tyre removals! I remember having to
take breaks to let my fingers recover. I ended up testing the tyres first to
find the more flexible ones. I also used implements like nail scissors as
tyre irons.
I wont even use black pegs without a slot down the side, I sort them into a
pot. I built a tool to pop them out of the red test car beofre I discard them.
Steve
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| (...) Oh I'm so with you on the old black pegs--they were absolute killers to get out of beams 'n such! Never having thrown away *any* piece of LEGO, I have all those old black pegs in a container somewhere, along with other 'old' technic pieces (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jul-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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| I gotta ask, who else deals with the hand and finger stress from long building projects. I know it's a common ailment that we all deal with. I mean who hasn't cut, scratched or abraised themselves while building Lego. Man, I was building all day (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jul-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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