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Re: Most useless plentiful part?
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lugnet.loc.uk
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Tue, 30 Jan 2001 09:41:04 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.uk, Steve Lane writes:
> It occurred to me while sifting through my lego that the ubiquitous blue
> connector peg with bush must be the most useless basic piece of lego. I have
> dozens lying about, leftover from the old robochopper set.
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> 32054 Technic Pin Long with Stop Bush, to give it it's lugnut ref, Does
> anyone actually use it regulary? or does it just take up space?
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> They're also blue, their is very little blue Technic for them to blend in
> with, in fact their blueness could be what I hate about them most. All they
> can do is hold two parts together and prevent them from spinning, but then
> the bush part sticks out of the end as an unsightly and useless appendage.
They are good in modular designs. I quite like these parts - I think they
come in red, blue, black and perhaps white? But you are correct, there are
too many of them. Other useful, but too common parts must be the 14t & 24t
bevel/crown gears - I am sure these elements can self replicate.
Scott A
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> I would think they would be the right peice for the job, perhaps once in
> every millionth model built.
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> These pieces are the useless brother of the ubiquitious and invaluble black
> Technic connector.
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> Yours
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> Lego Mad Steve
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Most useless plentiful part?
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| I use 24t gears as wheels on tank chassis so I can't get enough of them(any donations greatfully received). Your right about the 14's though. Yours Lego Mad Steve (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
| | | Re: Most useless plentiful part?
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| Scott A <eh105jb@mx1.pair.com> wrote in message news:G7yywG.Et6@lugnet.com... (...) Yes, and cyan. I like them a lot for the reason you state -- they are good for modular designs, where joining subassemblies requires friction pins, but putting one (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Most useless plentiful part?
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| It occurred to me while sifting through my lego that the ubiquitous blue connector peg with bush must be the most useless basic piece of lego. I have dozens lying about, leftover from the old robochopper set. 32054 Technic Pin Long with Stop Bush, (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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