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Re: How bad do your hands hurt?
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lugnet.general, lugnet.technic
Date: 
Tue, 30 Jul 2002 08:47:13 GMT
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I typically end up with shoulder pain, but that's a symptom of the way I
reach for the bins that surround my current workspace (bad, bad layout).

oh?

The trick to working with technic for me it to not do everything with your
fingers.  Use brick separators as much as possible.  Poke pegs and pins out
of technic beams with axles instead of trying to pull them out.  If you have
two beams stuck together with a bunch of friction pegs, pry them apart by
wedging a plate between the studs and twisting it.

true dat.

Or you could take up Sinanju, the martial arts that Remo Williams uses, and
practice on the finger poking board </obscure movie reference>

ahhh that's funny! I get it.

Adrian
--
www.brickfrenzy.com

thanks,

e



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(...) Currently, my design space is 3 tables arrayed in a U shape. I build in the center of the U, facing to the right. Most of my pieces are on shelves on the table behind me, so when I go to reach for pieces, I tend to lift and twist my shoulders (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jul-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)

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  Re: How bad do your hands hurt?
 
(...) I typically end up with shoulder pain, but that's a symptom of the way I reach for the bins that surround my current workspace (bad, bad layout). The trick to working with technic for me it to not do everything with your fingers. Use brick (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jul-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)

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