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(...) I took a standard valve stem cap, cut the tip so it was flush in the brick and hot glued it into the 2x2 brick. (...) Those were given out at one of the previous BrickFest, 2002 I believe. (...) I wash them....a lot. jt (22 years ago, 26-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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(...) OK, as another Dodge Truck owner, I must ask: Is the 2X2 threaded, or did you just superglue it to the existing cap? Where did you get the brick bumper sticker? How do you keep the brake dust off your wheels? :) Darrell (22 years ago, 26-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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Thanks guys, that does sound pretty effective. And my wife will be happy that I don't need to go out and buy a new power tool! Best, - Joe (22 years ago, 25-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) An alternate method: Use 1957 bricks :) Eric (22 years ago, 25-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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(...) I concur with Rob's method, that is the exact same way that I removed the tube from 2x2 bricks when I made my (URL) custom valve stem caps>, works great and is easy to do. jt (22 years ago, 25-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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"Joe Strout" <joe@strout.net> wrote in message news:I30Ju4.1MIp@lugnet.com... (...) Honestly, what I do is a little brute force , but it works nicely. Take a small pair of needle nose pliers and grip the cylinder in such a manner that one jaw of (...) (22 years ago, 25-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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I tried my very first part mod today -- my objective was to drill a clean hole in the side of a 2x2 brick, and then remove the center cylinder from the inside of the brick so I have room to stuff some things therein. The hole in the side of the (...) (22 years ago, 25-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) Joe, I own many 8455 backhoes. You can also buy pneumatics at bricklink.com. Once you get some pneumatics, you might want to look at a few sites that feature pneumatics: www.kclague.net (URL) (...) Kevin (22 years ago, 21-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) [snip] (...) Hi Joe, The Technic Backhoe #8455 is a great pneumatics set with ten big cylinders. It does not include any small cylinders and it uses only new studless Technic liftarm parts, no studded beams. Personally, it's one of my all time (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) one word: Backhoe set 8455 (22 years ago, 20-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts, lugnet.robotics)
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If I wanted to get started with LEGO pneumatics, how would I go about it? A search at the S@H site turned up no hits in the parts or kits, and even Dacta seems to have only one kit: (URL) ...which might be OK, but it's pretty limited, and contains a (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I am amazed that the architecture students would need any motivation to design with legos. Being an architect myself I cannot even fathom the thought! One suggestion would be to ask the students to try and model their previous projects using (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.cad, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.edu, FTX)
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(...) Unfortuneatly the drips of solder would not stick to each other, so unless you put a few drops of glue in afterwards to hold it all togather, you'd loos you weights. But this isn't a bad solution. It would fill the brick near solid, and the (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) Thanks guys, This will do nicely. I've used theis alloy before, but had no idea where to buy more. Mat (22 years ago, 19-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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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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(...) 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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