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  Re: Bulk Prices!
 
Oops, I sent this to Richard when I meant to post it. Here's a second try.... I have to argue with the 'vote with your dollars' logic. If no one buys the bulk bricks, TLC will come to the conclusion that there is no demand for them and stop selling (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jul-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
 
  Re: Bulk Sales in the 21st Century
 
Tom McDonald <radiotitan@yanospamhoo.com> wrote in message news:FxEoJG.Aq2@lugnet.com... (...) though (...) be (...) injection (...) through (...) Or do they have newer machines that simply flush out the old color with a bit of compressed air or (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jul-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Bulk Sales in the 21st Century
 
(...) This sounds like one of the few things that could stop the flow of ABS, though I doubt it's cleaned inside very often. (...) I totally agree. The unknown here seems to be how many pieces must go through a mold before the new color completely (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jul-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Bulk Sales in the 21st Century
 
(...) I'm sure that there is a feed system of pellets (most likely) to each injection machine. Probably one gravity tube, that can possibly have different colors fed into it. (...) Possibly, it would be nice to know. As some have said we often get (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jul-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Bulk Sales in the 21st Century
 
Sorry, I didn't chop off all the quoted stuff in that last posting. Done by accident, I assure you... BTW Tom, you probably guessed that most of that message was for everyone, not directly for yourself. <ICS> (24 years ago, 7-Jul-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)


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