Half-stud offset in wall

[FGMatt]

 

Can anyone suggest any better way of achieving this half-stud offset in a single-brick wall? My solution's OK, but has a few too-many grooves to be ideal.

Edited August 16, 2024 by FGMatt

[Stereo]

If you use a technic 1x1 brick instead of system, you can put a plate half-offset above it instead of needing the jumper.  Though now I'm looking closer I guess that's a 1x1 with studs on opposite sides.

Edited August 16, 2024 by Stereo

[FGMatt]

1 minute ago, Stereo said:

If you use a technic 1x1 brick instead of system, you can put a plate half-offset above it instead of needing the jumper.

Sorry, not quite sure I follow?

[Stereo]

The axle inside the antistud of a brick is loose with no play, you could also use a 3-long pin but I think that's illegal cause it stresses the pin.

[FGMatt]

22 minutes ago, Stereo said:

The axle inside the antistud of a brick is loose with no play, you could also use a 3-long pin but I think that's illegal cause it stresses the pin.

Ah I see - thanks, that at least eliminates one of the grooves!

[Yoggington]

Which pieces are you trying to keep by the end? Just the centred tooth? Or are you wanting to keep the diagonal slats too?

[FGMatt]

59 minutes ago, Yoggington said:

Which pieces are you trying to keep by the end? Just the centred tooth? Or are you wanting to keep the diagonal slats too?

To be clear, I'm just trying to keep the tooth part centred. The diagonals are just there to fill the awkward gap.

Edited August 17, 2024 by FGMatt

[Stereo]

I was keeping this problem in mind while building something else, and here's another interesting one: 3937 hinge part is a quarter plate shorter than 3 plates.  So it can fill in the half-stud (1.25 plate) gap. I didn't focus on the row of tiles underneath, of course the 1x2 jumper exists without a groove.  If you  had 2 studs depth, the 2x2 with 2 studs would also work.

Edited August 18, 2024 by Stereo

[Yoggington]

I came to a similar solution. This also will depend on how it's allowed look from the rear, and also uses the quarter plate property of the hinge brick, but the other half of it.

The issue here is that by centering the single width tooth brick in the middle of a 2 brick section, you create an quarter-plate offset. (1.25 on each side really), and quarter plates are tricky to fill smoothly. The top of a hinge brick is a quarter plate deep so can do the trick. The thin side of a panel could also work.

Really, the best fix would be to avoid this altogether. I'm not sure of the context of the larger build but if it's simple decoration, something like this could be just as nice and much easier: