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Re: Strengthening Gears
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lugnet.technic
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Tue, 5 Mar 2002 02:25:44 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, David Schilling writes:
> In lugnet.technic, Thomas Avery writes:
> > In lugnet.technic, David Schilling writes:
> > <snip>
> > > 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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> A quick search on Google shows that ABS (Acrylonitrile-butadiene-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.
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> --
> David Schilling
Oh people people people!!! Stop what you're doing or thinking!!!
http://sparky.i989.net/legop1.htm
Have a boo halfway down the page!!! I mean this was, to date, the most
traumatic event of my life!!!! (well, not really but it makes a great story
when I talk to my LEGO buddies!)
Don't *ever* put LEGO bricks in anything that remotely looks like boiling
water. If bricks can't stand up to it, then fer sure gears won't be able to!!!
You have been warned!
We now return you to your regularly scheduled brick mayhem.
Dave
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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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