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Re: Read Sales in the Subset
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lugnet.loc.au
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Date:
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Tue, 20 Jul 2004 02:28:19 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, David Laswell wrote:
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In lugnet.loc.au, James Howse wrote:
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I remember said converstation and reacanted immediately. Though I will point
out that, in context, it was an odd choice. The model it came in made no use
of the peice’s improved functionality.
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It’s hard not to, unless you attach it so the wings hang off the sides
unattached to anything. It’s got a 2x4 base instead of a 2x2, which
immediately gives you twice as much gripping power.
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Does it? Sure it grips twice as many studs, but does that mean twice the
gripping power?
Even if double the studs mean double the grip, the piece adds more height,
which gives better leverage for getting the piece off whatever it’s attached to
(a 2x4 brick is less secure than a 2x4 plate) and counteracts (at least part of)
the extra grip.
Adieu
Richie Dulin
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| (...) Well, it'll be affected by the fact that the 2x2 version has considerably different internal geometry than the 2x4 version, but the 2x4 version has much more sturdy geometry than you'll find inside either a 2x4 brick or plate. It's built like (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| (...) It's hard not to, unless you attach it so the wings hang off the sides unattached to anything. It's got a 2x4 base instead of a 2x2, which immediately gives you twice as much gripping power. (20 years ago, 16-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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