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(...) Mark, The old hollow brick sounds OK, but I'd want them in new looking black ABS, or dark grey. Besides, once I glue it shut, the world will never know! Trust me I know how to use a dremel. I've seen your work, very nice. I 've also made train (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) Well, my Semester starts in two weeks, so if you have any tips I'm all for hearing them! My biggest problem is motivating the Architecture students in my group. The Engineers don't really care what they draw (a widget is a widget is a widget). (...) (22 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.cad, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.edu, FTX)
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(...) It's not just after handling it that you need to worry about. The acid in your skin will leech trace amounts from the surface, and you'll absorb it through your skin. You'd need to go out of your way to poison yourself in this manner, but you (...) (22 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) Yes, always wash your hands after handling solder! (...) I see the melting point of standard solder (63% tin, 37% lead) is 183 deg C. If I held a soldering iron and a reel of solder over an invered brick and dripped molten solder into the (...) (22 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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| | Re: BrickFest Friday - some photos
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(...) Rob is good at holding his piece and keeping his eyes safe from his tool. --Todd (22 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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"Todd Lehman" <tsl@tsl.bu.edu> wrote in message news:I2J01C.G00@lugnet.com... (...) Sequence" at (...) tool (...) emulate (...) Redbeard (...) Had you guys attended my Brick Modification Seminar, you would have learned about such things as proper (...) (22 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) Lead is usually added in a very small amount to make it flow into fine detail better. It's probably only a few percent lead content, so handling it wouldn't bear anywhere near the same risk of lead poisoning that handling pure lead does. (...) (...) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) I know there is tin in it, but lead - dont know. Its melting point should be a little above 100C. A friend of mine tells, that there should not be Cadmium in it, as Cadmium is toxic. (In our case they would probably end in a model rather than (...) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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| | Re: question about people who are doing rapid prototyping of parts...
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(...) I apologise in advance for the fact that the following will sound like nitpicking... LUGNET is not moderated. It however, does have admins. Admins can do a number of things. However, they cannot move posts. More however-ingly, an admin can (...) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.parts.custom)
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| | Re: question about people who are doing rapid prototyping of parts...
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(...) Sorry, perhaps this thread is better off in parts.custom? Can a moderator do this more elegantly? Darrell (22 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.custom)
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| | Re: BrickFest Friday - some photos
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(...) Of course, after posting the previous message, I realized I probably should have also mentioned using padded jaws to hold extremely small pieces rather than your fingers. Figured the opportunity to correct that would present itself in short (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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| | Re: BrickFest Friday - some photos
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(...) Eye protection...hmm...that's a really good point. Hey, ask Rob about the time he drilled his thumb and had to get 22 stitches. ;-) --Todd (22 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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| | Re: Keynote presentation
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(URL) was looking at the pieces just to the right of the 1x1 transparent cylindrical plate that faces front as the light. [I'm guessing the 1x1 sticks into the hole of a 1x1 Technic brick, like the Santa Fe?] They look somewhat like the angle/shape (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts)
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(...) One can only hope that someone will caption the "Bejesus Drilling Sequence" at some point (and issue a caution to never, ever use the rotary cutting tool without eye protection unlike the Genius Rob who is apparently trying to emulate the (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.parts.mod)
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| | Re: My Big Phat RP Parts
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(...) Thanks, Greg, it means a lot to me that you like them. Now if we could only reach Tom Burger, that would be perfect - I tried to email him using the address on his last LUGNET post, but it bounced back to me. I guess I'll try his website email (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.parts.custom, FTX)
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(...) I didn't see that one but yes I think you're right. (...) I'm guessing that it's more like the peak in that it takes a stud rather than has a stud. But I can't *say* for sure... (22 years ago, 15-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts)
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| | Re: My Big Phat RP Parts
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In lugnet.cad, Darrell Urbien wrote: <snip> Well, consider me blown away. I never imagined I would see actual pictures of those models but there they were. I love the extra speakers in the scion too! (btw, when i made that model scion wasnt sold in (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.parts.custom, FTX)
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(...) Believe it or not, that's actually about what I was picturing, based on your initial description. But thank you for clarifying. :) (...) In Calum's photo: (URL) was looking at the pieces just to the right of the 1x1 transparent cylindrical (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.parts)
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| | New BBB parts
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I'm very pleased to announce two new BBB train wheels available now A small spoked train wheel, similar in size to the existing 9v train wheel A large blind drive wheel that works with the existing BBB flanged Driver. With these new wheels, you can (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.announce, lugnet.parts.custom, FTX) !!
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| | BrickFest Friday - some photos
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A few photos from Friday... (URL) only got an hour of sleep Thursday night and didn't feel much like taking tons of photos yesterday. There are some nice shots of Rob Hendrix drilling the bejesus out of Episode VI Luke and Episode I Jar-Jar. Check (...) (22 years ago, 14-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.starwars)
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