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the not-so-incredible BOX-4-BLOX™
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lugnet.storage
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Tue, 21 Jan 2003 18:58:28 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Matthew Gerber writes:
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> BOX-4-BLOX™-THE INCREDIBLE BOX THAT SORTS AND STORES LEGO® BRICKS • ...
> For the older fan of LEGO, BOX-4-BLOX is a wonderful sorting
> device for large collections of loose bricks and elements.
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Sometimes I buy time-savers that are so clever that I cannot dream of a way
to improve on them. While Box-4-Blox is useful, and I use mine every time I
part something out, it's far from ideal.
My least important complaint is that the colors of the box parts are too
close to the colors of common LEGO bricks. If I don't have good light, I
can't spot the bricks that blend in the background, when there is a good mix
of bricks. It's getting hard to come up with a non-LEGO palette given the
recent proliferation of colors, but some different choices would have been
better.
Next, there are the sizes of the holes. Parts from smaller polybags all pour
through the smallest grid. I'd prefer a smaller width for the smallest to
allow most 1x1 rounds to fall through, for instance, while blocking most 1x1
plates.
Then, there are the shapes of the holes. I could be way off here, but I bet
that round holes would be better size discriminators than square holes. I've
noticed that 2x2 plates can make it all the way to the bottom by falling
diagonally through the square hole; a round hole would prevent that. Of
course, round holes might mean arranging the holes in a hexagonal pattern
instead of a square one, and might mean that there are more 'dead' areas
near the sides, but I think the tradeoff would be worth it.
Finally, there's the flexibility of the whole system. I'd be equally happy
with fewer box parts and more grids. If I could snap in the desired grid to
a frame, and pour the elements through to do a binary sort, that would be
great. If grids and frames were available separately, I could spend more and
add more levels to the sort if I desired. Doubtless, it would add to the
cost to be able to snap in different grid meshes, but I'd happily trade more
grids for fewer boxes (and for the lid, which I see no use for).
The whole concept is greatly useful -- and it may inspire me to buy some
acrylic sheets and the necessary drill bits to make my own sort sieves.
Cary
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| (...) I think the point is that once you have finished playing you stick all your lego in and then sort it. You then leave it in the boxes for next time, thus needing a lid Tim (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.storage)
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