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Re: Pneumatic problems
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lugnet.technic
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Tue, 10 Jun 2003 18:59:07 GMT
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Just contact lego, and they will send you a replacement.
use the damaged one for fun!
regards
jt
"Kevin L. Clague" <kevin_clague@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> In lugnet.technic, Chris Pritchard wrote:
> > Hey guys, I'm a bit in a pickle here.
> >
> > I was dismantling my 8042 Universal pneumatic set when I went to pull • off the
> > tube off the bottom inlet (The tube was pretty much glued in. It was a • non-lego
> > tube), the whole thing snapped off!!
> >
> > After dismantling the cyilendar, I am trying to fix it up. What I did • was I
> > took a 1/8" drill bit and, turning it by hand, drilled a small hole. • Then I
> > took a piece of flex system tubing, and now I'm trying to Epoxy it in. • I left
> > it overnight, and I put a piece of tubing on it, and when I pulled the • tube off,
> > the flex tube I glued on came with it!
> >
> > And that's where I am now. I am retrying epoxying it back in. I am • using
> > Lepage 5 min epoxy. any suggestions, or do I need to use a stronger • glue?
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> I don't think that flex system hose is the right thing to try.
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> You might sacrifice a pneumatic T to replace the nipple. I've had good • luck
> with that and epoxy.
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> >
> > Thanks for ANY suggestions,
> >
> > Chris Pritchard
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> Kevin
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| (...) How do I do that? (...) Who knows? maybe glue the bottom one off, and try using it as a compresser!:) I am trying a different glue this time. I am trying JB weld. It's starting to look hopeful for now. Chris Pritchard (...) (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) I don't think that flex system hose is the right thing to try. You might sacrifice a pneumatic T to replace the nipple. I've had good luck with that and epoxy. (...) Kevin (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.technic)
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