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Re: Part Mods - Baseplates and Technic parts
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lugnet.parts.mod
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Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:33:22 GMT
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In lugnet.parts.mod, Mark Bellis wrote:
> A few part mods for the brave:
>
> I decided that buying 32x32 baseplates and cutting them in two was cheaper than
> buying twice as many 16x32 baseplates. The question is how to make a reliable
> straight cut.
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> I've used 4x8 plates for rigidity and slider parts to hold the knife. The
> result is a cut within 1mm of being straight, requiring minimal filing.
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> I used nail clippers to clip the corners of the baseplates to get a curve
> similar to the factory-cut corners.
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=187794
cool trick. i just use 2 1x16 bricks and an exacto knife.
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> Some other modded parts are technic axles of lengths 1, 1.5, 2.5 and 3.5 studs:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1830423 . I cut these from
> axles that were bent or twisted already, so it makes more use of something that
> was essentially broken.
i've been doing this since i was probably 8. i found that rail nippers work
really well for this.
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cool stuff,
ondrew
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