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Re: Life is interesting...
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lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto
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Tue, 13 May 2003 19:02:55 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Derek Raycraft writes:
> David Koudys wrote:
> > It's two studs wider! It's 50 studs by 50 studs (not the 48x48 like my 12
> > others).
> >
> > Wow.
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> > That's kinda interesting!
> >
> > I have 1 baseplate from when I was a kid--probably got it somewhere in the
> > middle of the '70's and it was 48 x 48.
> >
> > So where did these 50x50's come from?
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> Ya, I have one of these that I used as kid. I must have used it a lot
> too because many of the studs are well worn. Some to the point of the
> Lego logo missing, other are almost dome shaped.
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> They are a bit annoying these days though, because they don't fit into
> regular patterns of baseplate on a module. But definitely cool to have.
>
> Derek
I know the baseplate I had when I was a kid was very well used. It was also
missing a corner, after i discovered that these baseplates make a perfectly
acceptable frisbee (in a pinch).
So when I look at the stack of baseplates, I can always pick out my
original, for a 3 stud by 3 stud corner is missing.
It's also the same baseplate that I made a gear train on--8-24, 8-24, 8-24,
etc, with the 'old style' 24 tooth gears (with the axle crosses near the
edge), and connected a 4.5 volt motor at one end, and let it run--the gears
near the motor were spinning furiously, whilst the axle out at the other end
barely rotated at all. then I wanted to see what would happen if I stopped
that axle-out.
My first gear breakage.
Live and learn.
These new 24t gears are so much better.
Dave K
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