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Modifying bricks, Re: Revised Bettendorf Truck Design
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic
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Date:
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Mon, 23 Jun 2003 08:51:14 GMT
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(Crosspost to technic, because my reply is more technic releated)
In lugnet.trains, John Barnes wrote:
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Warning - I like to modify bricks.
I understand the - now you’ve modified it, there’s no way back - syndrome. So
please allow me to make a suggestion.
I try to “make” the parts I need out of parts that are so common that the act
of modification causes little or no unwanted anxiousness.
So - I try to make most stuff from 2x4 and 2x4 bricks if possible. It looks
to me like you ought to be able to shape the bottom of a 2x2 brick to conform
to the profile of the bottom of that little 2x2 axle brick and then simply
drill a couple of holes for the axle. (Keep a set of drills for ABS only.
Once a drill has drilled something harder, it will not drill ABS cleanly and
may heat up and compromise the hole’s interior surface.)
I cannot believe that the average AFOL is so short of 2x2 bricks, that they
dare not risk a few.
JB
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Back in the eighties I had a neigbour who was short of technic pistons
(nr 3652 on peeron) and created several out of 2x2 bricks.
He removed some abs from all sides to make the brick a little smaller and
rounding the edges, so it will easily slide up and down as a piston.
He removed the inner tube and drilled a little hole through the brick
and inserted a little metal pin through the brick and through a connector
(nr 3651 on peeron).
Niels
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Message is in Reply To:
 | | Re: Revised Bettendorf Truck Design
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| Warning - I like to modify bricks. I understand the - now you've modified it, there's no way back - syndrome. So please allow me to make a suggestion. I try to "make" the parts I need out of parts that are so common that the act of modification (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jun-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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