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Re: Loose or Clumps?
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Fri, 20 Aug 1999 21:09:10 GMT
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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
Richard Dee wrote:
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> On Tue, 6 Jul 1999 17:01:00 GMT, Chris Phillips uttered the following
> profundities...
> > 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 a bin of 2x4 bricks. Start making little towers (say,
> > 5 bricks high) of a single color per stack. Then stack (or toss) the slugs
> > in your ordinary storage tub. Depending on the container I usually have to
> > try a few different slug sizes to get good utilization of my storage space,
> > and sometimes it helps to mix-n-match slug sizes to fit a particular drawer.
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> I have a box into which fits perfectly columns of 2x4's, 25
> bricks high, two to a level. Also, 1x4's, same height.
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Message has 3 Replies:
 | | Re: Loose or Clumps?
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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)
| | | Re: Loose or Clumps?
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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)
| | | Re: Loose or Clumps?
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| (...) Loose. I like stacked, but because of cracking I'm convinced loose is the proper way to store them. Mark (25 years ago, 4-Sep-99, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Loose or Clumps?
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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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