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Re: (New) Aluminum 2x4 Brick keychains
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lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade
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Sun, 6 Apr 2008 13:22:37 GMT
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Bram Lambrecht wrote:
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Several years ago, in a computer controlled machining class, I designed my
first clone brick--in aluminum. The bricks are exactly the same size as the
offical thing, and work pretty well with each other or with “the leading
brand.” Mostly it was a fun little CNC project, but it also made a much more
durable keychain than an ABS brick. I designed a fixture to hold a couple at
a time, and made several dozen bricks, which sold quite successfully.
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Hope you like them!
--Bram
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They are very, very kewl and have a couple of original ones. But, Bram, can you
provide scientific evidence that they are a “much more durable keychain” than
ABS? I have one of my ABS ones that has been in my pocket for going on 6 years
now and still holding up. lol I want actual stress testing data in actual use
situations to back up such a claim.
Also I want stress testing and wear data on pocket fabrics to determine whether
they have adverse effects and cause premature failure of the pocket. .
But I will of course be buying some more from you.
Tommy Armstrong
The BrickEngraver
www.brickenraver.com
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| (...) Really? The studs on my plastic keychains turned into rounded blobs of ABS after a year. And the minifigs completely fall apart. Plus, ABS gets dull with pocket wear, while aluminum gets shiny! (...) Shouldn't be any worse than your keys! (...) (17 years ago, 6-Apr-08, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, FTX)
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