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Re: 0-4-0 Switcher
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Fri, 28 Mar 2003 14:21:31 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes:
In lugnet.trains, Shaun Sullivan writes:

(3)  Finally, the train motor I used had the two tabs on one end broken off
(what are those for, anyway?  Do they serve some purpose that I've been
blissfully ignorant of?).

Yes, there is. You can clip a 1x4 or 1x6 brick into those tabs and it will
stay securely in place. Some official LEGO designs (4563? I think so, but am
too lazy to go check right now) use this feature so that's presumably why
they are there.

Note that long term these tabs have a tendency to warp/distort/break off as
they are not very strong in the grand scheme of things.

Hope that helps.

Ahhh, I get it.  The "gap" in the clip matches a brick's wall thickness, right?
Hmmmmm, interesting .... I never noticed that!  I'll have to see if I can make
use of it.

Thanks, Lar.

-s



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  Re: 0-4-0 Switcher
 
(...) Yes, there is. You can clip a 1x4 or 1x6 brick into those tabs and it will stay securely in place. Some official LEGO designs (4563? I think so, but am too lazy to go check right now) use this feature so that's presumably why they are there. (...) (22 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)

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