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Re: More Heat Testing
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lugnet.storage
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Tue, 29 Feb 2000 22:37:45 GMT
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In lugnet.storage, Eric Harshbarger writes:
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> OK,
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> so I bought an oven thermometer today which is more accurate than my
> guessing with the knobs on my stove/oven.
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> Using the oven, I warmed up a few 2x4 blue bricks (one single and a pair
> joined by 8 studs).
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> I warmed them to between 140-150F (the thermometer was fluctuating a
> bit).
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> The bricks did not distort, warp, burn, or anything.
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> I will test a few more times, but this relieves me greatly and adds more
> evidence to the various testimonials that storing LEGO in a typcial
> attic (i.e. one not located in the Sahara) will not ruin the bricks.
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> Still, I am not encouraging anyone to do this... do so at your own risk,
> blah, blah...
For a better test, I'd suggest turning your stove on as low as it will go
(probably around 100F or so, and leave a handful of bricks in there for
several hours, at least. Something that doesn't soften at a high temp
(briefly) might do so at a lower temp (long term).
YMMV.
James
http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/
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| (...) You might also try putting some sort of load on the bricks in the oven. Lego parts stored in an attic would most likely be stored tubs or boxes in which case the bricks on the bottom would be compressed by the bricks above. Bricks might get (...) (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.storage)
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| OK, so I bought an oven thermometer today which is more accurate than my guessing with the knobs on my stove/oven. Using the oven, I warmed up a few 2x4 blue bricks (one single and a pair joined by 8 studs). I warmed them to between 140-150F (the (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.storage)
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