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(...) <snip> Bookends. Works fairly well, as long as you remember to invert the plate every few months (the bottom plate tends to warp over time) Aaron A (19 years ago, 5-Oct-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) The 230 Salon Colette also came with a windowsill that is flat and level with the window bottom. (URL) flower boxes clipped in like the window sill, but hung down so the flowers would about level with the bottom of the window. Keep on (...) (19 years ago, 4-Oct-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) The 1 millionth Brickshelf Gallery™ picture: (URL) LEGOLAND/Windsor p8141383.jpg by: Camus (19 years ago, 4-Oct-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Ok, this is just an off-the-cuff observations, but... aren't the wings from the Nidhogg Dragon (set #7017) just beautiful? I suspect my son will run off with most of the parts, but I'm Keeping The Wings! I have no idea what for as yet, but they (...) (19 years ago, 4-Oct-05, to lugnet.general)
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A 180 degree oval turn of track fits perfectly with the shorter dimension of my old lab demo table, so I set up a long oval (to get the trains past the sink) and crashed some of my Lego trains together to demonstrate conservation of momentum and (...) (19 years ago, 4-Oct-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) The bolt that held the handle to the base of my vacuum cleaner fell out, so the thing kept falling apart when I tried to pick it up. It turned out that a 6 long technic axle with a bushing at each end was the perfect length and diameter to (...) (19 years ago, 4-Oct-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Not me, but here's a couple of ideas: Borderline practical: (URL) more practical: (URL) (19 years ago, 3-Oct-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) One of my colleagues at work has an iPOD holder out of Lego. At various times I've had different pen/pencil cups made out of Lego, and I had a 32 x 32 mouse pad covered in green & black tiles until I needed the tiles.... Paul Sinasohn LUGNET (...) (19 years ago, 3-Oct-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Virtually;-) JOHN (19 years ago, 3-Oct-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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"Steve Bliss" <steve.bliss@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:InsK7C.13DJ@lugnet.com... (...) Those are wonderful ideas. Thanks for sharing. We have a sun conure parrot that would love to play with dah laygoez. (19 years ago, 3-Oct-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Not by myself, but... A lot of schools round the world are using my BlockCAD (Virtual Lego) program to teach pupils both geometry and beginner's CAD. Does it count :-) (19 years ago, 3-Oct-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Bird toys. We have a Rainbow Lory[1] named Stitch. He loves to play with lego pieces. Kind of an exploratory thing -- he checks out every nook and cranny. He's totally fascinated by texture and shape. Kind of like an infant -- he sticks (...) (19 years ago, 3-Oct-05, to lugnet.general)
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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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LEGO makes a nice box for containing RTV silicone mold-making compound. Lots of scale modelers use it when making molds for making cast-resin parts. My son uses it to make little "arenas" for his hermit crabs to play in. (19 years ago, 3-Oct-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) That's funny--I make extensive use of rolled-up wool socks in my MOCs. Dave! (19 years ago, 3-Oct-05, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, Dave Schuler wrote:' <snip> (...) I use a rolled up wool sock for that same issue... Dave K (19 years ago, 3-Oct-05, to lugnet.general)
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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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In lugnet.general, William R. Ward wrote: <snip> (...) Well, I was having a problem with the toilet mechanism--the stopper wouldn't fall down after the water drained out of the tank. I thought that adding some weight to offset the center of gravity (...) (19 years ago, 3-Oct-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I made a mousetrap (non-killing variety) out of LEGO a few years ago when I had a mouse rooting around the house. It almost sort of worked too. The mouse triggered it once but managed to escape. Unfortunately the initial design had a few (...) (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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