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| | | (...) The black ones fit tightly into the holes in various Lego parts - the grey ones are a looser fit and spin freely. Use grey pegs to fit parts that will rotate relative to one another - use black ones otherwise. See this for more details about (...) (22 years ago, 4-Apr-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | Re: RIS parts questions —Benton Jackson
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| | | | There's an older version of the black pegs that are even tighter. Too tight, in my opinion, so I've set the few that I have aside. You can easily tell the difference- look at a regular black peg. It has short lengthwise ridges on the ends about 2mm (...) (22 years ago, 4-Apr-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | | Re: RIS parts questions —Steve Baker
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| | | | (...) Really! I can't find any of those in my collection - but I'll mention this on my 'pegs' page. Thanks for the info! ---...--- Steve Baker ---...--- Mail : <sjbaker1@airmail.net> WorkMail: <sjbaker@link.com> URLs : (8 URLs) (22 years ago, 5-Apr-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | | Re: RIS parts questions —Benton Jackson
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| | | | (...) I got two old sets on eBay, 8035 and 8044. I think it might have been one of those two sets that it came from. I noticed another difference- they don't have the slot in the middle. I'll take a picture in the morning and send it to you. Of (...) (22 years ago, 5-Apr-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | | RE: RIS parts questions —Russell C. Brown [RR-1]
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| | | | No, I have about a dozen of these that I have come across these in genuine LEGO sets. But they must not have been available very long, because they are rare. The missing center slot is the most obvious cosmetic difference. If you get one of these in (...) (22 years ago, 5-Apr-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | | Re: RIS parts questions —John Barnes
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| | | | I wouldn't consider it "stuck". I have a few of these tougher than normal pins and they can be very handy! Apart from the obvious external difference, the wall thickness seems greater meaning the little hole through the middle is slightly smaller. (...) (22 years ago, 5-Apr-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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