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Re: Strengthening Gears
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lugnet.technic
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Tue, 5 Mar 2002 01:54:07 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, David Schilling writes:
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> if you used hot water, the plastic will start to deform. Some instructions
> specifically state this. For example:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=131756
Although this is a good instruction for "general use", I don't think a
single piece by itself will deform. If you handle it carefully (i.e. don't
squeeze it hard by picking it out of the boiling water with tongs), it may
not deform. But then I don't know at what point the ABS will deform under
its own weight, and I'm probably not going to try this :-)
TJ
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| (...) A quick search on Google shows that ABS (Acrylonitrile-butad...e-styrene) has a melting point of 103-128°C. Since water boils at 100°C, I don't have any doubt that you would see some deformation by that point. -- David Schilling (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) I don't think I'd want to try this. There's a reason that LEGO recommends washing the parts only in *warm* water: if you used hot water, the plastic will start to deform. Some instructions specifically state this. For example: (URL) David (...) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
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