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(...) Thanks Tobbe - I had actually thought of that, and I was a cat's whisker away from doing so, despite the warnings from another lugnetter that the structure of the 8 tooth gear may be too weak to handle being "rebored", but fortunately I (...) (24 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Jennifer, In light of the recent thread on modifying parts in lugnet.build, I think you had better come clean and tell us which part you modified, why you modified it, and how you modified it. The first step in getting beyond the problem is (...) (24 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) OK, I'll 'fess up. I had a technic beam which was covered on one side, and the requirement to put an axle through it to hold a wheel type thing on. Because one side was obscured, it was not possible to get a bush to hold the axle at the back, (...) (24 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Well, as long as no other material is added to the parts I suppose it's still pure LEGO. But IMHO it doesn't matter much if one customizes the parts or add other pieces of material, as long as you make something cool and it's based on LEGO. (...) (24 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Quite :-) Jennifer Clark (24 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic)
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I'd like to see a web page with ideas for modified parts like your blind- bushinged axle. I would love to see Lego come out with more geartrain parts, and if we could come up with a favorite set of modifications it might encourage them to make (...) (24 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) one (...) lego (...) Right on!!! :) I like nothing better than sawing away at my Lego, and gluing them together for the greater purpose, I just make sure that the parts aren't vital for something else:) Did you try taking a piece of "handle" (...) (24 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I've never tried that - it sounds like a good idea, although for some reason I'd feel more guilty about "modifying" the minifig fireman's axe than I would about a 3-axle with stud :-) (...) There are some great uses for these - they can be (...) (24 years ago, 4-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) minifigs (...) I'd (...) about a (...) Well, the tube that you used on the BobCat has the same diameter, so....:) regards. John (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Ah yes, I now have a large supply of this stuff, having started to cut up the long turquoise tubes that came with the Cyberslam "Spider Slayer" set. Getting that set was truly a wonderful investment - Technic figures, a Technic figure seat, a (...) (24 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic)
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