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  Household uses for LEGO
 
Several years ago we bought a new phone for the desk. However, we didn't like the phone sitting flat and needed an angled base. An 8x16 plate of blue bricks and low slopes worked perfectly. Its still in use (and I certainly don't miss the blue (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Household uses for LEGO
 
Please, Ed you are off-topic here in off-topic.fun. Please do not mention the L word here again;-) -John (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Household uses for LEGO
 
(...) lol check out: (URL) *That's* where you belong;-) -John (waiting for lugnet.smart-ass;) (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Household uses for LEGO
 
(...) the L (...) belong;-) (...) Who's probably really waiting for lugnet.smart-ass.johnneal ;-) -Tom McD. radiotitan.8m.com when replying, spamcake was used as high school football uniform padding back in the 1950's in New Mexico. (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Household uses for LEGO
 
(...) Limberger? -Tom McD. radiotitan.8m.com when replying, for a brief time in 1953, Barbie heads were filled with spamcake - collectors will pay extra. (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Household uses for LEGO
 
(...) No, Limbaugh (who's been known to fill himself with a few kilos of spamcake himself) -John (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Household uses for LEGO
 
This doesn't quite count, but it's close. I just ran off 10 copies of my black hopper. Since this was tedious, I did everything I could to make it quick, by doing the same step over and over. After I got to a certain point in the construction, I (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
 
  Re: Household uses for LEGO
 
(...) I made a jig to help speed up the building of my modules. It would slide into place around one tower of 2x2 bricks and have a notch for the next tower. It would slip out very easily and had tiles on the bottom to allow it to slide over the (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
 
  Re: Household uses for LEGO
 
(...) Duh, I forgot! GMLTC has a jig for module building too. It's so simple, it hardly deserves the name. Basically it's a 2x8 (or 10, I forget which) with a handle to get the column spacing right. Thanks for reminding me. I think it was made for (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
 
  Re: Household uses for LEGO
 
In the company that I work for (a manufacturing company focuses on products from Al/cu pipes for appliances industry), we generally design and produce our own machinery to produce something specific when the production numbers are high. The (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)

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