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Re: Service Catalog gone from lego.com
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lugnet.technic, lugnet.general
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Wed, 5 Jan 2000 17:55:33 GMT
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> I do not expect TLC to activate this simply for the needs of AFOL bulk
> ordering, but if the mold is in the machine, how hard is it to switch
> ABS colors ?
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> Ray
Whatever the size of the moulding machine it will take about 1/2 hour working
time plus the cost of the material lost to clean up the machine (ABS price is
usally around ranging from $1.75 to $3 each kg) that depending of the size of
the machine may be from a few grams to a few kg.
The major cost will be due to the lost machine time.
Bye
Marco
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 | | Re: Service Catalog gone from lego.com
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| Hey.. instead of cleaning out the old ABS then loading the new, maybe let the old ABS run nearly out, then load the new right on top. Theoretically (just a theory.. I don't know a molding machine from a persian lapdog), you'll end up with a couple (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Service Catalog gone from lego.com
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| (...) I have sorta wondered if TLC has a low-volume molding setup as well as the traditional high-volume used for production runs. I could see a low-volume machine used to make special parts/colors for the model shops as well as one-offs for the (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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