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(...) For those Americans (and possibly others) who may not have much knowledge of chemistry, Jan-Albert is talking about bleach (though my bottle of bleach is only a 5% solution, not the 30% Jan-Albert mentions - which probably explains why Cary (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jan-01, to lugnet.storage)
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Well after testing this a couple of times (and thanks to Klaas Meijaard for bringing it to my attention) here's what I found to be an excellent way to get those yellowed white parts to look as new again... A chloride solution (I used a product (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jan-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Yeah, that's a much smarter suggestion. Especially given the fact that the person looking for the instructions would essentially want to get them for free (and why not - they're not worth anything to me, other than as packing material - which (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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(...) Sorry, I've done that before - even held onto them and put them up for silly low prices like a nickel or something (plus shipping) and 99.9% of the time they just sit there. Every once in a while I will see that someone is looking for a (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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(...) Actually, what might be better is if you post a list of the instructions you're most looking for (in lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade of course). Many of us may have instructions we're willing to part with (so far, I have only thrown out (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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Shred them??? I would gladly pay the shipping for instructions for sets that I don't already own (which is still quite a few despite recent Lego binges). Send me an e-mail of which instructions you have many of and maybe we can make a deal. Fred (24 years ago, 1-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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(...) My one real new years resolution is to sort the hundreds of sets I've acquired over the last year. I haven't found time to sort anything this past year. it is true; my collection has grown to fill the volume of available space, the whole (...) (24 years ago, 31-Dec-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Ahhh... then it has begun :-) Somewhat like a computer program Lego seems to grow to fill all available space forcing you to get more storage. Sorting this Lego can be a joy or a chore or simply not done at all. Personally I enjoy sorting (...) (24 years ago, 31-Dec-00, to lugnet.storage)
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Ooohh no there are too many to fit!! -- Kenneth A. Drumm Ph.D. the fully anal and out of space AGAIN newbie simple sorter for non Technic "Ralph Hempel" <rhempel@bmts.com> wrote in message news:NEBBIJADEJHLFJD...mts.com... (...) (24 years ago, 31-Dec-00, to lugnet.storage)
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Sorry all but I just throw 'em away and don't give it a second thought. Now if we were talking about Transformers, that would be a different story. -- Kenneth A. Drumm Ph.D. who buys Lego for building and creating not for collecting (24 years ago, 31-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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"Jeremy Dullard" <jemgnu@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:G6Dsvw.D2v@lugnet.com... (...) I'm assuming that this part is meant tongue in cheek as all these would probably be worth a lot if you left them under your bed for a significant period of (...) (24 years ago, 31-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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(...) Ummm, Kenneth, once you start labelling the compartments, your status is automatically upgraded to fully-anal Technic sorter :-) I'm grinning, because you haven't hit the point yet where the compartments you labelled are too small to hold the (...) (24 years ago, 30-Dec-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) The only boxes I keep are for the sets I plan on keeping completely separate from my parts bins, which is a very small percentage of my collection and a miniscule percentage of the sets I buy. I throw out the rest. I used to use them to ship (...) (24 years ago, 30-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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(...) The problem is that when you buy as many sets as I do you don't have space for all the boxes, and besides, from what I have seen, an older set will sell for at least as much by selling it in parts lots as by selling it whole. Of course some (...) (24 years ago, 30-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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(...) With a bit of cunning you can get the little ones FREE from banks! Well you can in Oz anyway. JEREMY: D Special Agent #20637 (24 years ago, 30-Dec-00, to lugnet.storage)
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Hang on to them! I know that this suggestion is against, what I percieve to be, the happy-go-lucky, building's-all-we-care-about attitude that flavours the LUGNET community. I'm not an evil "Collector's Edition" tyrant, I just think that a little (...) (24 years ago, 30-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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"Jude Beaudin" <shiningblade@home.com> wrote in message news:G6AMHo.LxB@lugnet.com... (...) place (...) one (...) fine (...) As most of my Technic comes from Mindstorms I store/carry them in Plano 1258 Tackle Boxes and LOTSA Plano 3500 Stow-Aways (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) How do you sort your Technic parts? (24 years ago, 28-Dec-00, to lugnet.storage)
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For my non-Technic parts I have a simple sorting method. I sort by Brick, Plate, and Mini fig. That's it. All Bricks of different sizes in one place all plates of different sizes in one place and all mini figs & stuff in one place. I don't have too (...) (24 years ago, 28-Dec-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I decided (finally) to get rid of mine. I solved problem 1 by still having the set instructions, and #2 by realizing I never will get around to building their alternate creation. :) Besides, what can you build out of the boxes? They stick (...) (24 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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