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In lugnet.general, Steven Lane writes:
> In lugnet.technic, Eric Sophie writes:
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> > How do you guys deal with it? I fear using lotion, or it would soften up my
> > paws, and you know we need strong hands to pry apart plates.
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> 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. :-)
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> 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.
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> 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.
>
> Steve
Oh I'm so with you on the old black pegs--they were absolute killers to get
out of beams 'n such! Never having thrown away *any* piece of LEGO, I have
all those old black pegs in a container somewhere, along with other 'old'
technic pieces (square pistons and stuff...) Who knows? Maybe I'll just
give 'em all to someone I dislike ;)
For myself, if I stop building, especially with Technic, for a few months,
my fingers get sore quickly when I start building again. Of course, I
haven't made anything as extravagant as Eric, so my digits are probably
thankful for that. After a while, during the building process, the pauses
for considering, 'Where do I go from here?' is usually enuf rest for the
hands to recoup.
Lovely topic btw.
Dave K.
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