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(...) ... (...) I just found this at Wal-mart locally too, and was about to post about it, but found this thread first. There were a few still in stock *BUT* they are all dusty. This tells me quite likely they are the last of the line and not likely (...) (26 years ago, 19-Feb-99, to lugnet.storage)
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OK, I'm a little jittery this morning, try (URL) (...) (26 years ago, 18-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.storage)
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DOH... Sorry the link should be <http:/www.bmts.com/~rhempel> The link below works, it is just not clickable... (...) (26 years ago, 18-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.storage)
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I have just updated my website and added a new page outlining PLANO Tackle boxes and how to modify them for that few Technic parts that just won't fit. Have a look at <www.bmts.com/~rhempel> and follow the clearly marked path on the left to the (...) (26 years ago, 18-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.storage)
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I prefer using tuperware. You can lots and lots of different sizes of tuperware pretty cheap. Best of all they keep your legos clean and preserved! (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.storage)
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I use a old tooth brush and water. It's good for getting into all the nook and crannies without taking the whole thing apart. I thought about the shower. But the Black Seas Barracuda would have been wet for a long time. (...) (26 years ago, 3-Feb-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Of course I'm THE Tim. I might just not be THE Tim you are thinking of. Which is Who? Tim Followups set to lugnet.odd-topic.fun (26 years ago, 25-Jan-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.storage)
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On Fri, 22 Jan 1999 03:12:58 GMT, Rob Farver uttered the following profundities... (...) Wouldn't you find it annoying though, getting mustard/butter/ other topping/condement/etc. on your bricks? (Assuming that some old sandwich bag might have been (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Of course they are. Follow-up to off-topic.fun :) Jasper (26 years ago, 22-Jan-99, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Ofcourse! They are both basic needs in Life! Mark <<<Tim, you're not THE Tim, are you?>>> (26 years ago, 22-Jan-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Are you saying that food and Lego are interchangeable? Tim (26 years ago, 22-Jan-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I've been eyeing the GLAD containers. More or less the same as Ziploc, only the covers are clear instead of blue. We have been using the sandwich size and a narrower/taller size for food storage and think they work great. I haven't used them (...) (26 years ago, 22-Jan-99, to lugnet.storage)
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Anybody have an opinion on those new Ziploc storage containers? They come 5 to a pack for about $3.00 (around here) and are almost transparent with a translucent blue lid. The ones I bought were about sandwich-sized (a little taller). They stack (...) (26 years ago, 21-Jan-99, to lugnet.storage)
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He built them a 30 by 60 inch table with a laminated top and 1 inch (...) ummm, where would those pictures be? I will ponder this and scan them at work,to be posted. I will drop you a line when they are on the web page. Thanks for the interest. Make (...) (26 years ago, 18-Jan-99, to lugnet.storage)
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"Simon Denscombe (Carbon 60)" <carbon60@bigfoot.com> wrote: ... (...) Gee, another potential customer for a binaries group here. :-) (26 years ago, 16-Jan-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Do you have a picture(s)? If you'd care to forward them to me I could scan and post them, as well as return the originals to you, of course. That's what we need at Lugnet - a binaries group. :-) Billb. (26 years ago, 16-Jan-99, to lugnet.storage)
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Ahh... So you are the man behind the Lego Stratos. Bravo, Bravo (Or to stick to the Fiat/Lancia thing... Brava. Hehehe) I do have one small request if you like making exotic cars... Try the Lancia Zaggato or Scorpion. I'd do it but I lack quite a (...) (26 years ago, 8-Jan-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Do you mean the ones without any compartments in them? Yeah, they're pretty nice, and when you build, you can just place the bins you need in front of you rather than bring a whole tray of different bins. But I dislike them for the same (...) (26 years ago, 8-Jan-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) They are. At least we have them in Norway. I think the name is a rip-off from the original Lancia Stratos, though. <PLUG TYPE=SHAMELESS> For a LEGO Stratos, come to (URL) TYPE=SHAMELESS> Fredrik (26 years ago, 8-Jan-99, to lugnet.storage)
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I have now taken this design one step further and designed a hutch for the desk. That will give me a place to store my instructions and pieces I don't use that often. I have been able to stick with the same design idea (no fasteners) and have (...) (26 years ago, 7-Jan-99, to lugnet.storage)
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Hey works.... Now back to the topic of Legos. Tupperware type bins have always been a fav of mine. Had to add about 7 new ones since X-mass. The Lego Santa was VERY nice to me ;) (26 years ago, 7-Jan-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) No.. sorry. Its a Dodge StratUs not a Lancia StratOs... Dunno if this car is even sold in Europe or not. It's a midsize 4 door sedan, transverse mount engine, front wheel drive. Also sold as the Chrysler Cirrus or Plymouth Breeze with some (...) (26 years ago, 7-Jan-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Along these lines, I found something the other day that works perfect for me for my MindStorms kit plus Technic parts. It's called a "Lid Access Power Tool Case" by Rubbermaid. It's about 15"x14"x6". The lid has 5 rows of various sized (...) (26 years ago, 7-Jan-99, to lugnet.storage)
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WOW... A real Lancia Stratos??? Sorry for the off topic question... (26 years ago, 7-Jan-99, to lugnet.storage)
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I noticed the thread about the popular mechanics lid organizer, and it led me to speculate on something I'd used in the past to store my leather-working accessories: craft cases. Sometimes also called embrodiery or sewing cases, these are great for (...) (26 years ago, 5-Jan-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) What's a sabre saw look like? i don't recognize the term.... (...) - lots of stuff to be found. Click on Out of print, at the top right of their main page. PS: No commercial bonds between me & them, besides that i've found them to be a lot (...) (26 years ago, 3-Jan-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) It looks like something Rietveld would be proud of... Cool. :) Jasper (26 years ago, 3-Jan-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I got 9 hits searching ABE books, but the cheapest was $10. (URL) you try the library? Cindy (26 years ago, 3-Jan-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) What if I told you I have an MG Midget? There's a reason it's called a Midget, you know... But the car I have in CO (a Stratus) has a fold down rear seat so no worries. (26 years ago, 2-Jan-99, to lugnet.storage)
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I'll second this. I just bought one the other day. I would have bought more but it was the last one. Waiting for them to get more. (...) ---...--- @¿@ (URL) ,-, Follow the adventures of Capt. Jack Napalm! One thing about living in your own world... (...) (26 years ago, 2-Jan-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) that I paid $4.95 for new in 1973. (...) Well, your trunk will have to be about 5 1/2 feet wide and 3 feet deep to carry the top of the desk. Still, you could hang it out the back. Whatever you're driving, you have more trunk space than I do; (...) (26 years ago, 2-Jan-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I'll say! I may just have to take a sabre saw, a tape measure and 2 C clamps out to CO! (1) Unfortunately the title you got this from appears to be out of print. Here's a URL to Amazon showing it anyway. Now where's that used book store I (...) (26 years ago, 1-Jan-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) A Dremel-type moto-tool works wonders... Robert Wallace robertw@netcom.com (26 years ago, 1-Jan-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) We not only get taller (well some do) but we get much less limber. The thought of climbing up into a bunk bed each time I wanted to work on Lego might be just the thing to help me cure my Lego habit :) Robert Wallace robertw@netcom.com (26 years ago, 1-Jan-99, to lugnet.storage)
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I just posted this as a reply in an earlier thread, but thought it might be interesting enough (and more visible) as a new topic. I have a design (not my own) for a really neat workbench that just may be perfect for Lego projects. It's easy to build (...) (26 years ago, 1-Jan-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) all (...) desk (...) I have a design (not my own) for a really neat workbench that just may be perfect for what you need. It's easy to build and only requires a single sheet of 4' X 8' X 3/4" plywood -- no glue or nails. I just put the (...) (26 years ago, 1-Jan-99, to lugnet.storage)
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I just discovered a very nice storage case that does excellent duty for all my Lego Technics parts. It's the Popular Mechanics Lid-Storage Organizer (PM58261). It's about the size of a thick laptop computer, approx. 15" X 12" X 3.5", has an (...) (26 years ago, 1-Jan-99, to lugnet.storage)
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Please oh please post them, I just got rid of a large ugly bookshelf and now I have space for a loft thing like that. That sounds really cool, and just out of curiosity what is PCS, is it that Sprint thing?? Richard Wright wrote in message ... (...) (...) (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.storage)
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Howdy, Just noticed this thread. At the original PCS Center on the campus of NNC, we had a "Lego Loft" built by Pat McShane's father. It was not a bed though...the space underneath was set up for a Lego train and there was a building area above. I (...) (26 years ago, 22-Dec-98, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) And he still looks like a muppet..... (26 years ago, 10-Dec-98, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Hmm, yeah. I see. I thought about the clearance, but because I'm 11 I forgot about how tall people get. I'm only 5'1". --Mark (26 years ago, 11-Dec-98, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) The bunk bed and lofting ideas sound good for apartments, but with your plan, some people might have a problem. Taller people will not have enough clearance to properly sit on top of the bed. At college, i had about 2 inches of clearance (...) (26 years ago, 10-Dec-98, to lugnet.storage)
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I was thinking, maybe you could have a bunk-bed, sleep on the bottem, or whatever, and the top one wouldn't be a bed, it would be workspace. You have a small seat, and then a board cut in half in front of you. The front half would have hinges (...) (26 years ago, 9-Dec-98, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Yeh, I know what you mean -- I've have drooled over some of those large artist portfolios too. I finally settled in on using 2-gallon ZipLoc storage bags for the larger art -- stores a whole piece inside, or sometimes 2 bags fitted unsealed on (...) (26 years ago, 4-Dec-98, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) each (...) the (...) What do you do with the artwork from the larger boxes? I've been looking for a instructions/box/catalog storage solution along the lines of a 3-ring binder, but the larger boxes wouldn't fit (I only keep top and bottom). (...) (26 years ago, 4-Dec-98, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) [snip] (...) I live in a town of a bit under 100,000 (when the students are here) and I can walk to every retail outlet in town. (I don't - that's what my car is for, but I could.) What is walking distance anyway? I'd walk much further for (...) (26 years ago, 25-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Hrmmm, you could say I live in the burbs, I guess. Sorda. I have 3 theatres, a mall, and probably a dozen restaurants within walking distance. Also a grocery, a Wal-Mart, a TRU, SAMS, a clinic, a branch of my bank, Pep Boys, etc. Even if you (...) (26 years ago, 11-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Yes, but think of all the benefits of living in the big city. I moved to the "quiet suburbs" a year ago and now miss being able to walk to a theatre or restuarant. If I had it to do over again I would never have moved, even though I now have a (...) (26 years ago, 11-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)
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I read about that in the paper.........I thought that was pretty interesting, amazing really.... Regards Dave Mike Stanley wrote in message ... (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I did that once. Only once because in my sleep I reached out to my roommate's bookshelf (about pillow level next to my bed), grabbed a dictionary, and hurled it across the room at the clock. I never woke up. My roomie showed up a couple hours (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)
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