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Re: Pick-a-brick Packing website?
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Date: 
Thu, 6 Nov 2003 21:13:15 GMT
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In lugnet.general, David Eaton wrote:

I'll append that I also found I could squeeze in 137 2x4's (exactly the same
number Chris came out with-- I was thankful!) into a large cup,

Was the lid  still able to 'lock on' with the 137? I can fit 124 2x4's into the
large container with the top locking on, and i can fit 140 with the top just
placed on top and looking like it fits (but not locking). What pattern are you
using to fit 137 in? I am doing it like this:

      [brick]
   [brick][brick]
(fill to width of cup)
      [brick]

I lay them on the side (studs facing towards side of the cup) and can have 9
layers with the lid locking on, 10 layers with the lid placed on top but not
locking on.

Mark P
http://www.landofbricks.com



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  Re: Pick-a-brick Packing website?
 
(...) IIRC, yes-- I might have been able to squeeze in a few more if it was "barely on". (...) I layed them in with studs facing sideways, stacked on their short ends (so the edge it's laying on is the 2-stud wide, 1 brick tall face). I stacked them (...) (21 years ago, 6-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)

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  Re: Pick-a-brick Packing website?
 
(...) number Chris came out with-- I was thankful!) into a large cup, and (IIRC) 71 2x4's into a small cup (though I didn't try as many techniques with the small one). Someone in our group (Doug Eaton, IIRC) also posted that he was able to fit 292 (...) (21 years ago, 6-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)

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