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(...) Um, it was the OTHER one I wanted you to seriously consider, dude... :-) (20 years ago, 21-Sep-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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(...) Believe me, I seriously considered this approach! <grin> JohnG, GMLTC (20 years ago, 21-Sep-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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In lugnet.parts.mod, John Gerlach wrote: (snip cool link to spiffy building and tale of woe) Two suggestions: 1. Fly Rob Hendrix in. He can fix it. He can mod anything. It may end up with an LED in it somewhere, though, so be warned. 2. Get someone (...) (20 years ago, 21-Sep-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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(...) First of all, that's a darned cool building. What a bummer for you to realize only too late that the window's a little off-kilter! Here's a nutty suggestion. Mark already proposed that you make it a feature, but I wonder if you could (...) (20 years ago, 21-Sep-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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(...) Make it a feature! You could have one of those handout sheets for kids to find 5 or 10 odd/strange things on the layout - this could be one of them. (...) If you do go ahead with the Dremel thing, you might mask off the immediate area with one (...) (20 years ago, 21-Sep-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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(...) Responding to David, Bryan's question is very similar... The building sits on grey baseplates, the baseplates are glued to the plywood base. The base has wheels that will allow it to be moved fairly easily. I don't think it would be possible (...) (20 years ago, 21-Sep-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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(...) Is it possible to set the building on its side, and try to get at the window from the bottom? (i.e. peel off the baseplate and start removing chunks of grey) Sorry I don't know anything about modding... -Bryan (20 years ago, 21-Sep-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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(...) I've never created any structure that big, but there's no way to get the brick out? Like, lay that section on its side, with the window on top, and attempt to separate the top and bottom around the window? Of course, this could also lead to an (...) (20 years ago, 21-Sep-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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As many people know, the GMLTC is working on our largest project ever - a Lego version of the Plummer Building in Rochester, Minnesota. When we're done it should be about 7 feet tall, and use an estimated 50,000 bricks. Here's where I need some (...) (20 years ago, 21-Sep-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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(...) I think my favorite Dremel bit is (URL) one (they've also got a similar (URL) that's diamond-coated). I got sick of regular cutoff wheels because of how fragile they are (at least the stone ones, though the fiber-reinforced ones are okay), and (...) (20 years ago, 19-Sep-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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Hi All, As Lar anticipated, combining my recent posts about the (URL) smart motor> and (URL) motorized switch> with a short bit of wire soldered to a switch track, the result is this: (2 URLs) click an image to enlarge The advantage to this is that (...) (20 years ago, 19-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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"Mark Riley" <markril@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:I49tH0.1quL@lugnet.com... (...) Indeed! I bet that would chew up some bley bricks! -Rob (20 years ago, 19-Sep-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(URL) ...Gotta love it! ;-) Mark (20 years ago, 19-Sep-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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"Mark Riley" <markril@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:I3r1Ez.1wGL@lugnet.com... (...) Crossposted to lugnet.parts.mod - Mmmmmmmm, modding goodness! -Rob (20 years ago, 11-Sep-04, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) But then the Logans Run quote dosent work .. "Run Runner" Certainly no cause to be modest about this one, Fantastic job. Why dont Lego make it damn them. -- James Stacey ------ www.minifig.co.uk Lugnet Member #925 I'm a citizen of Legoland (...) (20 years ago, 5-Sep-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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Your mod is ready! I sent you an email last week to the address you provided with no reply. Please contact me ASAP for further information. Thanks! Rob Hendrix (20 years ago, 4-Sep-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.people)
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(...) Wouldn't that me Mod, modder, modest? Though there isn't any point in being modest about this. Next he'll manage to light up the lightsaber bar all alone. ;) -Alfred (20 years ago, 1-Sep-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) Now that is just plain cool. (20 years ago, 1-Sep-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) "Mod, modder, mod!" (20 years ago, 1-Sep-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) Holy brickmods Batman! Seriously, that's sick (in a good way). Jeff (20 years ago, 30-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) Holy shades of Logan's run, modman! :) That's incredible. Steve (20 years ago, 30-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) Dude...you need to exfoliate your hand. You've got some seriously scabbage going on there. Oh, and the light's pretty neat, too. ;P I'm guessing this means you could convert this design over so your Stormtroopers wouldn't need to be wired to (...) (20 years ago, 30-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) will it stick on a stud? if not then you SUCK! haha just kidding. this is friggin awesome! -lenyu (20 years ago, 30-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(rearranged, a little cutting, a little tucking, you know...) (...) Well NOW it is. So XFUTted.. :-) (...) Are you scaring my "what" yet? :-) No, I'm not scared. Shocked and awed maybe, in utter amazement at your 1337ness perhaps, but scared? Na... (...) (20 years ago, 30-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) WOW, Jimi (re:Rob) you are the master of modding..... I just repeated what my son said, but unfortunately can not type *that* here. I will say, I am blown away, and I can not believe you managed to go so small! Absolutely incredible...... (...) (20 years ago, 30-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(URL) remember the "challenge" from Lar somewhere on Lugnet a long time ago. I finally found the right sized batteries. I'll explain the ON/OFF switch one day, maybe. Maybe not. It's a nice trade secret... ;) -Rob www.brickmodder.net (20 years ago, 30-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod) !!
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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 (20 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 (20 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 (20 years ago, 25-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) An alternate method: Use 1957 bricks :) Eric (20 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 (20 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 (...) (20 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 (...) (20 years ago, 25-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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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 (...) (20 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 (20 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 (...) (20 years ago, 19-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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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 (...) (20 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 (...) (20 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 (20 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 (...) (20 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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