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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 (...) (22 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 (22 years ago, 30-Jul-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)

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