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Re: Best "practical" use of LEGO?
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 3 Oct 2005 15:48:28 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Dave Schuler wrote:
> 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.
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> Works like a charm.
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> Dave!
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 stay open
always required propping open with a scrap of wood, stick or other misc item.
Anytime I did this, you had very little control of how much the window was left
open. My solution was/is to keep a stack of bricks, in the window frame, so I
can have a simple and quick way of having the window only open a few bricks
high, or a whole stack high. Yes I know, I could HAVE just opened the frame,
and replace the sash cord, but really, the Lego solution was just so much
quicker and faster.
I also have an old cabinet that was never intended to be an entertainment
centre, that stores my TV, movies, and VCR. When I eventually bought a DVD
player, I didn't want to stack the DVD player directly on the VCR, and stop all
the air circulation around it, so we made a little shelf out of bricks to keep
the DVD player, floating a few inches above the VCR. Worked like a charm, until
I was short some bricks for a project... Rob Peter to pay Paul!
I have also been known to use a stack of bricks as a ruler, AND taken that
custom "ruler" to the local hardware store, when making a purchase. Of course,
I must pass on this warning, using bricks as a ruler, often will result in the
hardware "guy" raising his eyebrow a bit.
But hey, use what is handy... right???
Janey "You can't use a brick for THAT, Red Brick"
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| (...) 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 (...) (19 years ago, 3-Oct-05, to lugnet.general)
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