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Re: How bad do your hands hurt?
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lugnet.general, lugnet.technic
Date: 
Tue, 30 Jul 2002 12:09:03 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Eric Sophie writes:
> > I typically end up with shoulder pain, but that's a symptom of the way I
> > reach for the bins that surround my current workspace (bad, bad layout).
> 
> oh?

Currently, my design space is 3 tables arrayed in a U shape.  I build in the
center of the U, facing to the right.  Most of my pieces are on shelves on
the table behind me, so when I go to reach for pieces, I tend to lift and
twist my shoulders in unorthodox ways.  I separated my left shoulder last
year in a racquetball accident, so it's already a little flaky.  I'm in the
process of remodeling my basement
(http://www.brickfrenzy.com/misc_basement.html) to make a new design space,
so hopefully in the next couple of weeks, this issue will be moot.

> 
> > The trick to working with technic for me it to not do everything with your
> > fingers.  Use brick separators as much as possible.  Poke pegs and pins out
> > of technic beams with axles instead of trying to pull them out.  If you have
> > two beams stuck together with a bunch of friction pegs, pry them apart by
> > wedging a plate between the studs and twisting it.
> 
> true dat.
> 
> > Or you could take up Sinanju, the martial arts that Remo Williams uses, and
> > practice on the finger poking board </obscure movie reference>
> 
> ahhh that's funny! I get it.


Glad I'm not the only person who's seen that movie :)

Adrian
--
www.brickfrenzy.com



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(...) Oh great! That new Lego Space is gonna Rock! Hopefully I can come see it one day! I renovated my entire house and I still have one room left to do. I feel ya man! The victory is almost at hand. I enjoyed reading the story and seeing the (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jul-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)

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(...) oh? (...) true dat. (...) ahhh that's funny! I get it. (...) thanks, e (24 years ago, 30-Jul-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)

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