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The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide
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The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide

by Allan Bedford
September 2005
Beginner content levelBeginner
376 pages
10h 26m
English
No Starch Press
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Pin Stand Tool

In some of the official LEGO sets you may own, and eventually in some of your own original models, you may find situations where Technic pins, axles, and so on are inserted into various other elements. Sometimes getting these pieces out simply requires using another longer axle to give the piece a bit of a push from one side so that you can then grasp it in your fingers.

For other part combinations, perhaps ones in which you want to apply a bit more force to the stubborn piece, you might want to build yourself something to help. No normal combinations of LEGO elements should ever become fully and permanently stuck, but from time to time, two pieces find a snug fit that can be difficult to undo.

The pin stand tool itself can sit on ...

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ISBN: 9781593270544Errata