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Subject: 
How to strengthen friction peg?
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Date: 
Thu, 17 May 2001 00:25:30 GMT
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Well, I've tried putting paper into the peg several different ways to try to
make it stiffer, but the paper loosens up after awhile...

Some joints just don't have room (functionaly or estheticaly) for anything
but a simple friction peg, but they have JUST enough weight for the joint
not to hold...

Any other tips?

Thanks



Message has 6 Replies:
  Re: How to strengthen friction peg?
 
(...) If you just want a stiffer friction peg, you could try using the old pre-1990 friction pegs. (these came with sets such as 8854, 8855, 8862, 8865, etc) These old pegs did not have the two small slots in the center, making them very tough to (...) (23 years ago, 17-May-01, to lugnet.technic)
  Re: How to strengthen friction peg?
 
Try here: (URL) , this really works! -- Kenneth A. Drumm Ph.D. "Steve Runnels" <netfreak16@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GDGEII.1x2@lugnet.com... (...) to (...) (23 years ago, 17-May-01, to lugnet.technic)
  Re: How to strengthen friction peg?
 
(...) If you can fit it, use a minifig tool (a thing that fits in the minifigs hand) and stick it in the hole of the friction peg after putting it in place. /Tobbe (URL) (23 years ago, 17-May-01, to lugnet.technic)
  Re: How to strengthen friction peg?
 
Steve, try here: (URL) , this really works! Note this is my second post because nobody said anything about it. -- Kenneth A. Drumm Ph.D. "Steve Runnels" <netfreak16@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GDGEII.1x2@lugnet.com... (...) to (...) (23 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.technic)
  Re: How to strengthen friction peg?
 
Purists will wretch, but I've found that running a #4-40 screw through the center and securing it with 2washers, a lockwasher, & a nut works *VERY* well... Flame me if you must, but it's better than breaking precious LEGO(R) parts : ) "Steve (...) (23 years ago, 19-May-01, to lugnet.technic)
  Re: How to strengthen friction peg?
 
(...) Well, I've sometimes used the flexible "tubing" that's used as sheathing for the flex system stuff - shove it through the hole in the pin (it's a snug fit) and (purists & non-modification pundits beware) cut off the extra so it doesn't stick (...) (23 years ago, 24-May-01, to lugnet.technic)

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