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Re: How bad do your hands hurt?
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lugnet.general, lugnet.technic
Date: 
Tue, 30 Jul 2002 08:41:41 GMT
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> Strong hands to pry apart plates?

I was just making a play on the letter "P"

> The worst Lego hand mangler is removing model team tyres from model team
> hubs. It really hurts if you don't do it right. My Abrams has seven road
> wheels per side a total of THIRTY TWO tyre removals! I remember having to
> take breaks to let my fingers recover. I ended up testing the tyres first to
> find the more flexible ones. I also used implements like nail scissors as
> tyre irons.

Oh man! I know the kind! Hey, have I seen this creation, got any pix, sounds
wild!

> I wont even use black pegs without a slot down the side, I sort them into a
> pot. I built a tool to pop them out of the red test car beofre I discard them.

Hey nifty! Check that out!

> Steve

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  Re: How bad do your hands hurt?
 
(...) Strong hands to pry apart plates? I use my fingernails or attach another brick then snap both parts off. I used to find I always had the urge to build just after cutting my nails short. :-) The worst Lego hand mangler is removing model team (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jul-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)

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