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Re: Best "practical" use of LEGO?
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In lugnet.general, William R. Ward wrote:
> What uses have you put LEGO to that are for practical reasons? Let me give some
> examples to illustrate:
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> 1. Eric McCarthy's napkin holder made of LEGO
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> 2. I use 2x4 bricks as leveling shims for furniture in areas where the floor is
> not entirely flat
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> 3. Someone posted on LUGNET a couple years ago that they had built a holder for
> their electric toothbrush out of LEGO TECHNIC parts; I built one too
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> 4. My wife uses small interdental brushes that happen to fit nicely in TECHNIC
> peg holes, so I built a little LEGO brush holder for her
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> What practical uses have you found for LEGO?
My home is about 80 years old, but the windows pre-date the invention of glass.
As such, the storm windows tend to rattle mightily when even the faintest zephyr
passes. To remedy this, I've inserted three- and four-brick stacks of LEGO 2x4
bricks, sometimes including a 2x4 plate or two, to brace the storm window
against the main sash.
Works like a charm.
Dave!
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| (...) LOL! I use stacks of bricks for a few of my old windows as well... but in a slightly different way. I also have a very old home, with old double hung windows on pulley systems. A few of the cords have snapped with age, so getting the window to (...) (19 years ago, 3-Oct-05, to lugnet.general)
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| What uses have you put LEGO to that are for practical reasons? Let me give some examples to illustrate: 1. Eric McCarthy's napkin holder made of LEGO 2. I use 2x4 bricks as leveling shims for furniture in areas where the floor is not entirely flat (...) (19 years ago, 3-Oct-05, to lugnet.general)
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