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Re: More Heat Testing
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lugnet.storage
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Sat, 4 Mar 2000 15:28:44 GMT
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ERIC@ERICHARSHBARGER.ORGsaynotospam
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Fred Carcanague wrote:
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> Over the past few years I have had a chance to play w/several types of
> ABS/plastics and various heating elements(1) to make race car body parts(2).
> Lego ABS melts at about 220 degres easily. A 15watt soldering iron can cut
> right thru them w/scorching, anything above 350 degres sustained "will"
> scorch/burn/blister them beyond any use.
> The polymers lose their grip after being in the heat too long. The injection
Thanx for the info, Fred. Do you happen to know at what temperature the
bricks start to lose there grippiness? I'm not concerned that my attic
will reach 220 degrees, but 150 might be a possibility.
eric
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| "Eric Harshbarger" <eric@ericharshbarger.org> wrote in message news:38C12BAC.5DE148...ger.org... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) I wonder about this also. I received a Model Team set in trade last summer that simply would not stay put together. I (...) (24 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.storage)
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| Over the past few years I have had a chance to play w/several types of ABS/plastics and various heating elements(1) to make race car body parts(2). Lego ABS melts at about 220 degres easily. A 15watt soldering iron can cut right thru them (...) (24 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.storage)
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