11) Taking pieces apart (Lego)
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This article is from the Lego FAQ, by Tom Pfeifer pfeifer@fokus.gmd.de with numerous contributions by others.
11) Taking pieces apart (Lego)
People use teeth, fingernails, screwdrivers, penknives, ...
LEGO now sells a small handle-like gizmo called a "brick separator".
It works GREAT! It's under US$2 and also found in some basic buckets.
[part number 821]
dholmes@netcom.com (Dennis Holmes) means: What you need is TWO
separator tools. Stick one on top and one underneath, with the handles
facing the same direction, and then squeeze the handles together.
Works like magic!
1x1x1s are easy - twist one of them through 45 degrees, and then prise
them apart with fingers.
To separate 2x1 flats crj10@phx.cam.ac.uk (Clive Jones) writes:
Let: -
...be the 1-wide cross-section of the 2x1 block, so:
-
-
represents the two blocks stuck together. Now find two 12x2 plates.
Apply them like this:
------------ <- wiggle
-
-
------------ wiggle ->
...and wiggle them backwards and forwards *hard*. Within a second or
so, you'll find that all but the most stubborn plates separate, and
getting the 2x1s off the 12x2s is then easy.
Joe Garlicki (jlgst56+@pitt.edu) has another way to separate 2x1
flats. First, take two 2x1 blocks (the regular size). Put one on top
of the 2x1 flats, and put the other one on the bottom. Then, snap the
two 2x1 flats apart. After that, it's easy to get the 2x1 flats off of
the 2x1 blocks. Note: This method can be applied to other small plate
sizes as well.
malakai@potomac.engin.umich.edu (Jeff Jahr) uses
... the small black mechanics wrench from some of the old space sets.
The jaw of wrench is designed so it can grab onto a LEGO bump -
absolutely useless for prying - but the other end is flattened like a
screwdriver. They seem to be made from a slightly softer plastic than
the blocks to avoid scratches.
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