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Subject:	Re: Household uses for LEGO
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build
Date:	Tue, 30 Nov 1999 14:55:07 GMT
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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 needed a stabile base to assemble on if I wanted to do things quickly. So I took measurements of the frame of the hopper, where the various changes in depth were, and fashioned a jig. This jig had tiles at various points on it, but the main feature that made it fast was that I mounted 4 of the 1x16 (1x14, I forget??) "lattice plates" on the top surface as the main load bearing elements. These plates then had bricks and slopes plugged into the top, upside down, to form guides. So, I could almost "toss" a partially completed frame onto this jig and it would self align to be firmly supported. Greatly sped parts placement over holding the frame in one hand and placing parts on the other. I built 10 hoppers in about 5 hours, and that included securing/sorting out the necessary parts from my bins. Has anyone else ever built a jig from LEGO to speed building something? I don't mean a mockup or design study but an actual fixture... If there is sufficient interest I will ldraw the jig and post it. Ed Jones wrote: > > 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 bricks). > > So I was wondering if anyone else has used LEGO elements to build anything that > has become a household fixture. -- Larry Pieniazek larryp@novera.com http://my.voyager.net/lar - - - Web Application Integration! http://www.novera.com fund Lugnet(tm): http://www.ebates.com/ ref: lar, 1/2 $$ to lugnet. NOTE: Soon to be lpieniazek@tsisoft.com :-)

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		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
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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		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)

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