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(...) My guess would be 109C may be more likely - I'd be surprised if they could mold it at 109F. I'm guessing my bad experience with the heater was well over 109F (they were quite close to it), and they didn't "flow" anywhere near enough that I'd (...) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Not so prolonged exposure to gas heater! (URL) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Oh really? What about the plane you did for last year's town comp with the upside down windows? (sure nobody else could see it, but the SNOT was there). I'm sure it'll simple happen when the need arises (wait till you try to build more stuff (...) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) It's not a big deal at all for Technic builders, who are very familiar with building on all aspects and directions. However, for Town and Train builders, this is a major departure from the way Trains have normally been done. Building on side (...) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Well in using a piece on its side, or upside down, one can achieve new geometry, new shapes, new orientations etc. I guess the possibilities are endless. Too bad I have little or no experience using SNOT-techniques. -Bryan (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
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I've heard many builders incorporate the SNOT method into their creations. As far as I can tell this means that the Lego piece is turned on its side or upside down. Am I missing something because this does not seem impressive to me at all. What's (...) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) So what caused the rash? Jude FUT .fun (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.fun)
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(...) That reminds me of a picture I just took in December at Legoland - the Grand Central Station in Miniland had an amazing bit of damage due to sunlight! Check it out at (URL) (big file - sorry) - look in the bottom right corner of the 'window' (...) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
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The "service" temperature is the limit at what you should operate it at. The "mold" temperature is how LOW the mold has to be cooled to get a good shot. The "processing" temperature is the temperature the plastic has to be when it enters the mold. (...) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
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I have never broken a gear. But then, I am a mechanical engineer; I am nice to my gears. But I fry a lot of electronics! My experience is that the torsional stiffness of the axles is the limiting factor of high-torque designs. I have permanently (...) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
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