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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> This doesn't quite count, but it's close.
>
> I just ran off 10 copies of my black hopper. Since this was tedious, I
> did everything I could to make it quick, by doing the same step over and
> over. After I got to a certain point in the construction, I needed a
> stabile base to assemble on if I wanted to do things quickly.
>
> So I took measurements of the frame of the hopper, where the various
> changes in depth were, and fashioned a jig.
>
> This jig had tiles at various points on it, but the main feature that
> made it fast was that I mounted 4 of the 1x16 (1x14, I forget??)
> "lattice plates" on the top surface as the main load bearing elements.
> These plates then had bricks and slopes plugged into the top, upside
> down, to form guides.
>
> So, I could almost "toss" a partially completed frame onto this jig and
> it would self align to be firmly supported. Greatly sped parts placement
> over holding the frame in one hand and placing parts on the other.
>
> I built 10 hoppers in about 5 hours, and that included securing/sorting
> out the necessary parts from my bins.
>
> Has anyone else ever built a jig from LEGO to speed building something?
> I don't mean a mockup or design study but an actual fixture...
I made a jig to help speed up the building of my modules. It would slide into
place around one tower of 2x2 bricks and have a notch for the next tower. It
would slip out very easily and had tiles on the bottom to allow it to slide
over the studs on the base plates.
Mike Poindexter
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| (...) Duh, I forgot! GMLTC has a jig for module building too. It's so simple, it hardly deserves the name. Basically it's a 2x8 (or 10, I forget which) with a handle to get the column spacing right. Thanks for reminding me. I think it was made for (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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