Can my lego block construction hold some weight ?

[lego-ken]

Hello,

I'm new on this forum (so Hello everyone)

I am a boy from belgium (so sorry for my bad english xD)

And one of my hobbys is lego (the others are handball,guitar,keyboard,drum,dj)

Now i've had a question,

I've made a speaker stand(he can hold cd's inside too) out of lego blocks.

Now is my question , is it bad for the blocks that there is consantly a weight on them?

or isn't it a problem?

Picture 1

Picture 2

Picture 3

These are a few picks of it, i know they're bad quality but they're taking with my webcam xD

Grtz

thx

[lego-ken]

Can someone help me please !!!

[Peppermint_M]

Patience would be good.

For some reason, I cannot see the images, there is an error message instead.

The strength of a Lego structure and weight it can support is dependent upon the construction. A television presenter here in the UK made a two storey house only out of Lego that he lived in for a day and a night. So there is nothing to say that lego can't hold speakers and CDs.

[lego-ken]

http://s1100.photobucket.com/albums/g401/dj-ken/?action=view&current=Picture15.jpg

http://s1100.photobucket.com/albums/g401/dj-ken/?action=view&current=Picture16.jpg

http://s1100.photobucket.com/albums/g401/dj-ken/?action=view&current=Picture14.jpg

can you see this?

[prateek]

Now that we can see these pictures, I think they would be able to hold up the weight you want. You might want to strengthen the roof/top level, so it doesn't collapse. The roof is usually the weakest part of a build, so you should concentrate on that. Otherwise, looks good.

EDIT: Yay!!!

Edited December 18, 2010 by prateek

[Peppermint_M]

Looks pretty strong.

Only time can tell how long term a heavy object can stay on it. Try it out and keep on inspecting it for stress fractures or breakage.

As long as the loading is well distributed and you don't tempt fate and put loads of weight on it, things should be fine.

[lego-ken]

uhu thx for the reactions :)

If the blocks are used like this for a very long time with weight on them :

Will there be a problem with clickin them on eachother? is it bad for the blocks to hold a weight for a long time?

[lego-ken]

Anyone? sory i'm inpacient :)

thx anyone for the previous reactions

[Eskallon]

uhu thx for the reactions :)

If the blocks are used like this for a very long time with weight on them :

Will there be a problem with clickin them on eachother? is it bad for the blocks to hold a weight for a long time?

Maybe they might get a little stiff and some may form small cracks but overall the bricks should stay relatively the same, the plastic used to make them is strong and it will take a large amount of force to destroy them. Yor CD stand will be fine I think but be careful that you don't pull out any too fast because there is the possibility that they will latch on and destroy your MOC.

[lego-ken]

uhu thx what do you mean with stiff? that they are hard to pull of eachother or they aren't able to stick on eachother?

[Peppermint_M]

Well, they are left in one configuration for a long time, with weight on top, the bricks can stay stuck together a lot harder than usual and need more force to take apart if/when you try to.

Also, sometimes, once these bricks that have gripped for longer are seperated, they can be a little looser gripping later, due to slight deformation of the plastic.

[Henchmen4Hire]

Come on guys, it's just a bunch of CDs, he doesn't need a complex hyperdimensional-defying design xD

Build a shape that holds the CDs you want (looks like you're done! good job) then glue all those pieces together. I say that as someone who lives in the U.S. that can get a bunch of those common bricks for a low price, I don't know how expensive LEGOs are in Europe so this could be an expensive investment. (I say do it, it looks cool)

(Edit: Oh, a Speaker stand, tell you what, I'll make something like what you built and put my speaker on it, then report what happens after a week.)

Edited December 19, 2010 by DrNightmare

[lego-ken]

yeah blocks are rather expensive here , and lots of 4x2 blocks are hard to find in stores.

you're gonna post the results here?

and if someone has a good idea for the construction (other blocks,other patern,...) to make it better or stronger ;just say it ; anything if help is usefull!

thx a lot to everyone

[Big Cam]

All your pictures have been removed from Photobucket.

Although any properly built structure can hold weight. I personally wouldn't submit my LEGO structure to a large amount of weight for too long to prevent any possible stress cracks.

[drdavewatford]

Whether or not your bricks will survive the experience depends on the weight and size of the speaker that will be placed on top - if it's very heavy and/or rests on a small surface area then there's clearly a greater likelihood of damage, but since LEGO isn't designed for this use you'll just have to use your judgement and keep your fingers crossed.

Nobody can really give you what you're looking for, i.e. reassurance that your bricks will not be damaged by a speaker of unknown size and weight.....

Dr. D.