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Re: Most useless plentiful part?
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lugnet.loc.uk
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Tue, 30 Jan 2001 18:56:51 GMT
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"Jason J. Railton" <j.j.railton@cwcom.net> wrote in message
news:G7zE4u.J0I@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.loc.uk, Steve Lane writes:
> > In lugnet.loc.uk, Huw Millington writes:
> >
> > > Yes, and cyan.
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> > > 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
> > > in is impossible without destroying them.
> > >
> > > Huw
> >
> > Without destroying what? the pin or the sub-assembly? and doesn't that • just
> > vindicate my assertion that these parts are indeed useless.
> >
> > Lego Mad Steve
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> No, he means when you can't get in to the gap to fit a friction pin. So,
> you push one of these half-into the sub-assembly, then when you bring two
> sub-assemblies together you can just push them right through to hold it • all
> together. This is actually shown in the instructions for the 8428 Turbo
> Command car. And I've got some orange ones. :-P
Thank you Jason, that is much better than my hurried at-lunchtime reply, and
exactly what I meant.
Huw
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| (...) No, he means when you can't get in to the gap to fit a friction pin. So, you push one of these half-into the sub-assembly, then when you bring two sub-assemblies together you can just push them right through to hold it all together. This is (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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