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(...) OK, to revive this thread, I've had zero luck gluing ABS studless beams to the backside of mirrors - superglue doesn't seem to stick at all. Any ideas? What am I doing wrong, etc.? 2 component epoxy isn't likely to work either, given the (...) (16 years ago, 21-Feb-08, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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The new Power Functions Electronics folder in my Brickshelf: (URL) contains circuits and pictures of how to use electronics with your PF parts. So far there are PF lead mods, a light direction, latch and flash circuit, which can keep train lights on (...) (16 years ago, 29-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.parts.mod)
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| | Re: Town motorcycle extreme mod
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(...) Thanks, but its elementary you see. It's all part of my diabolically [evil] plan to take over the minifig world! Mwaaaahaaaaahaaaaaaahaaa...aaa, a-hem... (17 years ago, 16-Nov-07, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.town)
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(...) You are a scary, scary man. That is also an extremely awesome mod. Tim (17 years ago, 15-Nov-07, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Town motorcycle extreme mod
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In case you missed it while browsing my ever-changing website, I've decided to post it here for comments and suggestions: New style town motorcycle complete with 1 steady headlight a 4 flashing emergency lights. All with an onboard microchip, ON/OFF (...) (17 years ago, 15-Nov-07, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Table lamp design #2
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Another lamp for your viewing and tasting pleasure. Comments appreciated, smack expected! (URL) More info after the (URL) jump> -Rob <www.brickmodder.net Brickmodder Labs> (17 years ago, 5-Nov-07, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.town, FTX) !
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| | Table lamp design #1
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I've started venturing into lighting fixtures for your minifig abode starting with this lovely lamp made just lastnight. Greedo head not included. (URL) More info after the (URL) jump> -Rob <www.brickmodder.net Brickmodder Labs> (17 years ago, 2-Nov-07, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Ultimate SW Minifig Accessory - Tauntaun
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Think the title says it all, here are the pics: (4 URLs) Pictures are links to larger images Better pictures to follow, this is the initial go round. Kam (17 years ago, 25-Jul-07, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.announce, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.starwars, FTX) !
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| | Re: Which glue?
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(...) Epoxy works like wood glue, in that it needs to permeate the surface of the materials that it is bonding in order to get anything more than a light adhesion. At my last job, when we were epoxying resin tooling board together, we'd regularly (...) (17 years ago, 6-Apr-07, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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| | Re: Which glue?
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(...) Some of the thin CA glues have a solvent added (MEK?), the superglue brand seems to have more then the others. While working on some movie props I needed to glue some detail onto a curved surface. the thin SG brand caused the thin styrene (...) (17 years ago, 5-Apr-07, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) I've found cyanoacrylate 'Super Glue' isn't good at holding LEGO together for long. But, this is mainly down to the shiny surface of parts. Where I've sanded the edge of a push switch and fitted it into a train controller, it's an incredibly (...) (17 years ago, 5-Apr-07, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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| | Re: Which glue?
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(...) As Aaron States, the use of MEK was BANNED from the Lego modelshops back in 1998, and GBL was introduced. Many health issues were being presented and an article written in the LEGO REVIEW magazine, a corporate magazine spoke about the (...) (17 years ago, 4-Apr-07, to lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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| | This is SPARTA!!! Figure from the "300"
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Well the title pretty much says it all. I created decals to make the Spartans from the new film the "300." I utilized RedBean's Spear, Helmet, and Shield to really pull this figure together, decaling the lambda on the shield. (URL) Image is (URL) (...) (17 years ago, 6-Mar-07, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.announce, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.ancient, FTX) !
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| | Spiderman 3 Black Suit
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Well decided to make a Spiderman 3 fig. Yes the suit is different than the comic, this is inspired by the film (2 URLs) Gallery> Please wait for it to go public Other figs: (URL) Figs>, (URL) Figs>, and more (URL) Figs> Kaminoan (17 years ago, 27-Feb-07, to lugnet.licensed.spiderman, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.announce, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Re: Hypothetically speaking? the future of IR/RC trains
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(...) I also had no problems running a train when I metalized some 4.5v track using some thin metal tape. (URL) But this did increase the hieght of the rail by a samll amount. I picked up ~500 peices of lt bley straight 4.5v style plastic track (...) (17 years ago, 21-Feb-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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| | Re: Hypothetically speaking? the future of IR/RC trains
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(...) I haven't had any problems running the new IR freight train on my old blue track. Even going through points went okay. Niels (17 years ago, 20-Feb-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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| | Re: From Jared Burks AKA Kaminoan
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(...) Well, while it does require you to cut your elements it is almost all Lego parts. Two parts completely unmodified, the tires/wheels and the little black slope used for the seat. Front Fork is cut off of this part: (URL) This is then cut in (...) (17 years ago, 20-Feb-07, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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| | Re: Hypothetically speaking? the future of IR/RC trains
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(...) while the distance between the rails is identical the depth of the rail is not. unfortunetly this lets 4.5v trains run on 9v track but not the other way around because 9v train wheels have a longer flange depth.. ondrew (17 years ago, 20-Feb-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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| | Re: Hypothetically speaking? the future of IR/RC trains
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(...) It's possible you could get reasonable running by butting them up against one another, but no, they're not really designed to click together. If you ask Ondrew nicely, he may be able to come up with a nice adapter solution though. ROSCO (17 years ago, 20-Feb-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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| | Re: From Jared Burks AKA Kaminoan
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(...) Hi Rob, we're currently working on it in this very moment ;-) Thanks, Rene (17 years ago, 19-Feb-07, to lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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| | Re: From Jared Burks AKA Kaminoan
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Wow! I have a question: How many parts from the motor bike are unmodified? Mufflers and tires? Thanks, Haoyang Wang (17 years ago, 19-Feb-07, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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| | From Jared Burks AKA Kaminoan
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Jared has set up his Lugnet account, but hasn't been able to make a post yet (Rene, could you look into this?). I've been asked to post this for him: Well I haven't posted here, but I am guessing that many of you know me from other boards. Here is (...) (17 years ago, 18-Feb-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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(...) For plastics, I'd recomend "GOOP" over silicon adhesive. It has a small amount of solvent to adhere to plastic, and sets faster. The stuff is like a hybrid of Silicon and rubber cement. As for CA (superglue), the fumes are nearly as dangerous (...) (17 years ago, 17-Feb-07, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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| | Re: Which glue?
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(...) Unless this will be surely permanent, and a tight fit already, I'd recommend clear silicon caulk. That provides a back-out plan, if you need to undo, and flexibility between parts. But it may be too bulky and gap-filling for your smaller (...) (17 years ago, 9-Feb-07, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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| | Re: Which glue?
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(...) No they are quite different. (URL) MEK> is not even a glue or epoxy at all. It is rather a solvent that literally loosens the plastic molecules of the ABS, and allows them to intertwine between bricks. Once it evaporates, the ABS returns to a (...) (17 years ago, 9-Feb-07, to lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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(...) AFAIK. Have you heard otherwise? I thought Super Glue was in the same type glue family as MEK. JOHN (17 years ago, 9-Feb-07, to lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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(...) Thanks Ondrew. I had forgot that simple solution. Even have some onhand somewhere, and clear too. :) -Rob www.brickmodder.net (17 years ago, 9-Feb-07, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) 2part epoxy. it's thick which is why i don't use it, but it will be perfect for your application. it's also non cunductive. it smells horible when uncured but is as strong as abs when cured. you can get it at most auto parts stores for around (...) (17 years ago, 9-Feb-07, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) Has Super Glue been used very successfully keeping ABS parts bonded over time? -Rob www.brickmodder.net (17 years ago, 9-Feb-07, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) Super Glue makes a more viscous version of their glue that I've used. It's been a while, but IIRC it comes with a brush, too. Glued luck, JOHN (17 years ago, 9-Feb-07, to lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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| | Which glue?
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I will soon be gluing LED's (light emitting diodes) inside some LEGO elements. In the past, I've always used MEK for gluing LEGO pieces together, but I need something a little more viscous and less runny for this. Any suggestions? -Rob (...) (17 years ago, 9-Feb-07, to lugnet.parts, lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) Thanks :-) I thought of calling a half double axle joiner a "minim" because it looks like the musical note and it's a lot quicker to say! I've made quite a few of the X plugs you mentioned, but from axle pins because the ball parts are less (...) (17 years ago, 3-Feb-07, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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| | Re: New modded parts
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(...) Wow, those are some very good mods! I can definitely see the half-double axle joiner perpendicular becoming very handy - for half unit increments, among other things. Sometime I'll compile my own part wish list, but I'm to laz-er-busy right (...) (17 years ago, 3-Feb-07, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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| | New modded parts
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Here's an update on my parts experiments. I've added quite a few Technic parts: (URL) expansion link (URL) , based on a 1x3 thin liftarm, allows an axle or peg to slide in the 1x2 slotted hole. Very useful for steam engines: (URL) (It would go (...) (17 years ago, 2-Feb-07, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: IR train base alternative
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(...) Actually a typical bridge rectifier will drop ~1.4 volts in the supply. That's alot! About a 16% drop in voltage, and a 29% drop in overall power at the top end. I'm not sure what effect this would have on the control circuitry. Mat (18 years ago, 27-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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(...) i never really tested it to see what the drop was. i can't imagine it was much though. ondrew (18 years ago, 26-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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(...) Ondrew, how did you handle the voltage drop through the bridge rectifier? Did you measure any top-speed dropout? Curious, ---Will (18 years ago, 25-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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(...) Actually, it would be easy enough for someone with electronics and microcontroller experience just to build a new receiver. You typically record the IR signals on a PC, figure out how they're coded, then program a microcontroller to decode (...) (18 years ago, 3-Aug-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) I’m still trying to figure all that out. If I make 20+ at a time it wouldn't be horrible but it's still a little time consuming. Here’s a short list of components 1 IR receiver base <not listed on bricklink yet so ???...??? 2 28guage 4 strand (...) (18 years ago, 3-Aug-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod)
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| | Re: IR train base alternative
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(...) Ondrew (...) (URL) would be interested in purchasing the modified version. Any idea of the cost based on your parts, etc? (18 years ago, 2-Aug-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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