Tools De La Trade

Buford · Post by **Buford** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 3:34 pm

When I build or deconstruct I keep three tools handy.

A dental pick to gently pry apart WEGOs

A hemostat (MD’s roach clip) to fetch dropped WEGOs.

A flexible extended grabber to fetch WEGOs from the abyss.

What tools do you find helpful?

Luís · Post by **Luís** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 3:41 pm

Wegos????
Well, I use the separetor.

Post by **rogue27** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 3:45 pm

A Brick Separator for separating bricks.

A paintbrush for removing dust.

Buford · Post by **Buford** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 4:02 pm

WEGOs,

We can't use the "L" word or it becomes

"LEGO Brand Building Bricks"

Try it,

type L E G O s without the spaces and see what happens.

I found a brick separator useless. It's like a dull axe.

Dust, heck I'm a macho man, I don't dust or vacuum much. I was emancipated when given a dish washer & microwave oven.

If it needs dusted I’ll just turn the pressure washer on it.

TheCastle · Post by **TheCastle** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 4:08 pm

WEGOs testing hehe i carry a pantbrush and a dentle pick too

TwoTonic Knight · Post by **TwoTonic Knight** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 4:10 pm

Tools?

Not for building or taking apart. If something gets dusty, I might fire up the compressor and air brush them clean, but that's not during the build or bust phase.

Tools come in handy when modifying parts, but that's something else entirely. I have a rather large variety for that.

I suppose I always have my Victorinox about me (well, I can't have it on a plane anymore) if I need any tools.

Green Fox · Post by **Green Fox** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 4:38 pm

Call me sacreligious if you must, but I separate my LEGOs with

my teeth.

doctorsparkles · Post by **doctorsparkles** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 5:32 pm

I separate bricks with a razor blade. I almost always have a box cutter on hand, and it works pretty well for pulling apart plates. I don't usually keep anything else handy.

Post by **Formendacil** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 5:44 pm

I use a brick separator. But only for the hard bricks.

I use a toothbrush/cloth/water for cleaning. But only the really dusty ones.

I also use my teeth.

Why call them WEGOs or Legos, when you can just say bricks?

Post by **SavaTheAggie** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 6:17 pm

Just so you know, FYI

The term 'LEGO' is correct according to the LEGO company when referring to their product.

The term 'LEGO'+'s' is incorrect, the term LEGO should never be pluralized. According to the LEGO company, if you must use the term LEGO as a plural word, use the term LEGO Bricks or LEGO Blocks.

THIS is why I had fun in making the forum filter replace it with legos.

--Anthony

Jojo · Post by **Jojo** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 6:28 pm

Hello!

I'm using two brick seperators. Sometimes I'm using a razor blade to seperate two pieces.

I'm using tweezers in case small bricks have fallen between the walls of the half-finished building.

I'm using the blade of a sharpener to peel an original sticker off a brick or minifig or flagpole. So I rescued several strickers that still were in fair condition from almost destroyed pieces.

I'm using a paint-brush for cleaning dry parts from dust.

I'm using my teeth to bite pieces of bread off the slice in order to prevent me from starving during building.

I'm using my imagination.

Bye
Jojo

forester3291 · Post by **forester3291** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 6:43 pm

I use my hands/fingers to seperate bricks. I know this is eally odd but here it goes... I use my toes to hold acesories while assembling an army. I sometimes use my eeth but I found this hurts them considerably

MaxiVisVires · Post by **MaxiVisVires** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 7:34 pm

I use a brick seperator for taking apart my creations.

I use a dust brush or compressed air for dusting.

I used my teeth when I was like 8 for seperating legos.

Sir Vincent · Post by **Sir Vincent** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 8:17 pm

I use a brick seperator...but not just any one...it's a dark grey one! You won't find those anymore...

Testing123:

LEGOS

Post by **Bluesecrets** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 8:20 pm

I use the brick separator, well usually 2 of them. I tend to use my fingernails but this wreaks havoc on them (2 decimated this weekend while building the landscape for my current creation) and my nail polish. I have a car dashboard duster that has a nylon paintbrush type end that works really well on the dust. Also there is a pair of tweezers and actually a cuticle cutter and a mechanical pencil that I use when I have tiny pieces (like hands) stuck in the bottom of bigger pieces. Washing I have a very soft manicure brush that I use.