ML's machine shop thread

Started by Monsterlover, January 31, 2011, 03:39:33 PM

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NAKID

I guess being able to mill out LEGO on top of all the posts would be overkill huh? Very cool though!
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I was gonna put his initials there but I couldn't get it to look right.

Lego doesn't like it when you put their name on stuff, btw. They'll crack down even on the little guy :o
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lethe

make me enough to build a home  [cheeky]
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NAKID

So, what exactly are you going to do with it? Paperweight? Desk ornament?
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Quote from: NAKID on February 03, 2013, 05:04:10 AM
So, what exactly are you going to do with it? Paperweight? Desk ornament?


Quote from: Monsterlover on February 03, 2013, 04:41:30 AM
No, but I could. I just ran out of time. Worked till 8:30 yesterday. Its for a friend's birthday. He and his wife have a business selling Lego stuff.

;)
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"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

lethe

Quote from: Monsterlover on February 03, 2013, 05:37:09 AM

Sounds expensive. :D
it'd be a better way to spend a fortune than what we see most uber-rich guys build for their homes
now I just need to figure out how to become a billionare
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Quote from: lethe on February 03, 2013, 05:39:03 AM
it'd be a better way to spend a fortune than what we see most uber-rich guys build for their homes
now I just need to figure out how to become a billionare

Consider selling off your spare engine collection?

That should get you half way there.
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NAKID

I saw that. But what's it for? What are they gonna do with it...
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Quote from: NAKID on February 03, 2013, 05:48:41 AM
I saw that. But what's it for? What are they gonna do with it...

If you saw their house you'd understand. They have Lego stuff everywhere. And I mean everywhere. Stuff for their business, stuff they've made etc. He's got a 4'x4' recreation of Start Night and a 3' tall model of Steven Kings Dark Tower he won some award for.

The brick will probably end up on display somewhere.
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cokey

Cool.. contact Lego if you really want to put the logo..  might comply if they know what its for
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Quote from: Monsterlover on February 03, 2013, 06:01:03 AM
If you saw their house you'd understand. They have Lego stuff everywhere. And I mean everywhere. Stuff for their business, stuff they've made etc. He's got a 4'x4' recreation of Start Night and a 3' tall model of Steven Kings Dark Tower he won some award for.

The brick will probably end up on display somewhere.

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Quote from: Monsterlover on February 03, 2013, 04:41:30 AM
No, but I could. I just ran out of time. Worked till 8:30 yesterday. Its for a friend's birthday. He and his wife have a business selling Lego stuff.

this is a thing that makes me smile.
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so....what do you think of a collaboration idea with triangleforge as suggested here for the elderly members here?

http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=62016.msg1146134#msg1146134

maybe something telescoping so they can put it in their tankbag and pull it out for getting off and everything like that?
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"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**