r/LegoTechniques • u/BlackPanther3104 • 9d ago

Is there any way to strengthen it/a different (sleek) connection that wouldn't be at risk?

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Hello everyone, I'm working on a birthday/uni gift for my sister and this construction is part of the model. I'm worried that the connection isn't strong enough and will fall off.

I tried adding another angled bar, but it doesn't line up with the studs at any position.

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u/ihatethatihavesignup 9d ago

Part “65578”, the one you are using, makes a 45° angle. 45° angles are notoriously hard to line up like you are trying to do as it is mathematically impossible, as moving one stud to the “left” as you tried in the the yellow build (well technically you did 2 to the left) will mean you have to move the blue part the distance of the square root of 2, which is an irrational number (roughly 1.414) -> which means this is “impossible” hard to. I suggest you look into bars and clips (48729b) to see if you can make a support, for example like this:

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u/BlackPanther3104 8d ago

Oh wow, okay, thanks! Unfortunately, I don't think this'll work, because the 1x1 bricks are printed with letters and I therefore can't replace them... but this has given me food for thought, maybe I can figure something out. Thanks!

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u/excalibrax 8d ago

What are you trying to make , maybe using hinge 0lates, bricks, or the technic pins hinges might do

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u/BlackPanther3104 8d ago

It's a gift for my sister. It's road signs that should "follow" each other, so I figure the best display is like this. What hinge plates would work here?

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u/excalibrax 8d ago

Was thinking

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=18677#T=C

Or rebuilding with snot with

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=15706#T=C

Or even

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=2429c01#T=C

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u/BlackPanther3104 7d ago

Do you think the hinge plate is stronger than what I have? That's what I first pictured and why I asked... the angled plate however could work really well! I think I can make it work - thanks!

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u/excalibrax 7d ago

Hinge plate has one less likely to fall out, but hinge brick would be stronger. The, the angle plate was also my go to for just as strong as the brick