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| I missed this part of the thread when it first happened.. well better late than never. (...) That would be a totally AWESOME piece to have. Just think of all the applications... vehicles (tanks, air filters, engine parts, crane , chemical plants, (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts, FTX)
| | | | | Re: If you could wish for new Lego elements......
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| (...) Gary, I'm sure this subject has come up a few times in the past, but it had a recent incarnation in this thread: (URL) think it's a great subject for discussion and wishful thinking. Actually, I think it would make a great contest for the LEGO (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.parts)
| | | | | Re: Glueing old lego
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| "Rob Hendrix" <rob.removebeforesen...msltc.org> wrote in message news:I34xyK.rn4@lugnet.com... (...) I believe LLCA and Billund are now test using a new substance, but LLW is still on MEK. I can't remember what this substance is called, but it's (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.parts)
| | | | | Really BIG RP
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| Alas, someone beat me to the BIG LEGO idea.. Behold - the totally cool (URL) RP moonbuggy> Stratasys showed at SIGGRAPH this year, handled by L-PRIZE's own (URL) Tim Courtney>. Made of ABS, with some removable parts and rotating wheels. FYI, the (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.parts.custom, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Glueing old lego
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| IIRC, the model builders no longer use MEK (although I still do). If anyone has any information as to what the model builders are now using, please let me know. MEK is dangerous and too much contact with the fumes makes you do strange things like (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.parts)
| | | | | Re: Liquid Plastics
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| (...) For parts where studs cause these problems, have you considered casting them upside-down? Then the plastic will flow into the stud compartments by gravity, and the bubbles will all float up to the rim of the part. Add a few flow channels to (...) (22 years ago, 27-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.custom)
| | | | | Re: My Big Phat RP Parts
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| (...) Ouch, how embarrassing! Well, Ben, take back everything I said! LOL. Actually, I WAS thinking of the right Ben.. When I saw the post I linked to above, I thought.. Ben+Trains+Cool=BBB. How was I to know there was another possible solution to (...) (22 years ago, 27-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.parts.custom, FTX)
| | | | | Re: My Big Phat RP Parts
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| (...) Darrell, that's a different Ben. But I think LEGO ought to hire both of them. :-) (22 years ago, 27-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.parts.custom, FTX)
| | | | | Re: My Big Phat RP Parts
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| (...) Thanks, Ben! Coming from you that means a lot! (...) I would also be interested in other people's results/trials. I suppose in a perfect world we could laser scan the parts, but... I don't know how far we in parts.custom want to venture into (...) (22 years ago, 27-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.parts.custom, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Liquid Plastics
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| (...) Hi - have you tried using an autoclave to reduce the bubbling? Darrell (22 years ago, 27-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.custom)
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