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Kevin Loch wrote in message <37BDC3F6.B0A842BD@N...kl.net>... (...) I think they do lose their "snap" if kept attached for many years. So for long term storage, it is better to store them unattached. -- Have fun! John AUCTION Page (More soon!) (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 21-Aug-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I keep all my pieces in tubs according to size and color (1x1 gray/white/black/green , 1x1 red/yellow/blue, and so on) and all loose. Dunno if either way is better, but I like shoving my hand into a huge pile of loose bricks - slowly of (...) (25 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.storage)
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I hate to be completely A.R., but what does everyone think is the better storage method: attached or loose? Do attached bricks get used to being attached and loose their "snap"? Do loose bricks get scratched faster than attached bricks? KL (...) (25 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.storage)
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On Tue, 6 Jul 1999 17:01:00 GMT, Chris Phillips uttered the following profundities... (...) I have a box into which fits perfectly columns of 2x4's, 25 bricks high, two to a level. Also, 1x4's, same height. (25 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) In my opinion, the Flambeau Tuff 'Tainer is a much better deal, at $2.90 each (at my Home Depot). They have four very long, thin bins, which you subdivide yourself into whatever sizes you need (up to 48 max, 12 per row). Each box comes with 20 (...) (25 years ago, 16-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.storage)
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I've done that, but my bunk bed isn't a true bunk bed... The bed underneath rolls away, so I can store my legos both above and under. Mark Nelson <3nelsons@pressenter.com> wrote in message ... (...) (25 years ago, 12-Aug-99, to lugnet.storage)
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Hi, I'm from Israel, and here we have these Pack 'n Latch producteds, in all the hardware and home appliance. Most of them are the Regular pack 'n Latch, in aconfiguration of 4 low drawers and two deep ones. You can also disasable each of the (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Scott, DO NOT post auction updates in the lugnet.loc.uk newsgroup or the lugnet.storage -- the ONLY place for auction updates here is in market.auction. Please review the Terms of Use (URL) which you agreed to when you signed up to post here. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.storage, lugnet.admin.general)
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136373170: Rare & Genuine Lego Storage Cloth (#789). Current bid: $31.00 Auction ends on: 08/03/99 11:58:09 PDT (URL) 8 Genuine Lego Road Plates (inc start grid). Current bid: $15.50 Auction ends on: 08/03/99 12:01:06 PDT (URL) (25 years ago, 2-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.storage)
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(...) snip... The upside to stacking is that it not only looks neater and takes up less space, but it allows you to quickly inventory what you have and retrieve certain pieces when you're building. The downside is that I've found small cracks in (...) (25 years ago, 1-Aug-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) The company's website is www.zag.co.il but there is no useful supplier data therein. They have lots of different storage products. Paul Sinasohn Acappella Bass and Technical Trainer just starting with Lego (25 years ago, 10-Jul-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I do this for pieces I don't have a large enough quantity for like brown. Hmm.. that sounded bad. -Tom McD. when replying, do not Scotchguard spamcake: a large caustic cloud ensues. (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) <snippage> (...) I use clumping as a sorting method, in combination with ziplocs & drawers. As an example, in my brick storage, I keep bricks in purple tubs and have found that I can find pretty much anything in there by having the 1x1's and (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Actually, I have a bunch of the storage cases from sets 545 (6 bin) and 565 (9 bin). They hold "slugs" of bricks perfectly - 2x4 stacked 8 high - they hold 21 "slugs" in each bin = 168 2x4 in one little bin. (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.storage)
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I've done clumps but it's more work. Also I had read that there may be some weakening of gripping power after many years kept assembled. I had some clumps of 2x4s that had been clumped together for 25 years. They don't grip very well. That is (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I used to store my LEGO this way when I was a kid about 25 years ago. Then my kids got a hold of it.... Surprisingly, there was little or no "creep" effect. This means that the bricks that were stacked for ~10 years hold just as well as new (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.storage)
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I just started experimenting with a somewhat different way of storing bulk Lego pieces, and I was wondering if anyone out there has any experience with this -- connect bulk pieces together into larger "slugs" when storing in bins. For example, take (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.storage)
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Hi, Has anyone had experience with this? How would one pack up a set for a really long time, for, say over 30 years? A bunch of questions come to mind, and I'm not sure what's important. Are there any special requirements for ABS plastic? Would it (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jul-99, to lugnet.storage)
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I just had a friend in from out of town, and they had the coolest thing for Lego storage, unbeknownst to them. Apparently, you can buy these little disposable Tupperware containers in the same section of Target where you buy sandwich bags. They are (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.storage)
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Not really I aid $9 for a set of 3 draws (1 stack) -- Clay Aucoin (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.storage)
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