Jim Posted July 20, 2016 Hmm, I'm a senior design director type. I wonder if they are okay with home office work... I'm sure they won't have a problem with that On a different (trivial matter); In The Netherlands we are currently experiencing a heat wave. My LEGO room is under the roof and I am afraid my LEGO is melting. Unfortunately I can't check, because it's just too hot to enter (hopefully temperature will go down a bit this weekend, so I can continue working on my reviews) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AkiyamaWataru Posted July 20, 2016 On this topic Jim: Has anyone tested when lego parts melt and deform? Wikipedia states you have to reach 95°C-110°C for ABS to melt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Posted July 20, 2016 On this topic Jim: Has anyone tested when lego parts melt and deform? Wikipedia states you have to reach 95°C-110°C for ABS to melt. I haven't tested it, but it feels like I'm hitting 80°C in the attic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AkiyamaWataru Posted July 20, 2016 You might throw in a thermometer und pull it back after 5 or 10 minutes. You should check it. I don't know how the rubber on the wheels react. Some Rubbers are aswell made for 100°C+ but not all. E.G.: racing tires start to detoriat above 95°C. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Posted July 20, 2016 You might throw in a thermometer und pull it back after 5 or 10 minutes. You should check it. I don't know how the rubber on the wheels react. Some Rubbers are aswell made for 100°C+ but not all. E.G.: racing tires start to detoriat above 95°C. I might be exaggerating a bit here ...but it's definitely too hot to be setting there and enjoying a nice LEGO build. We are experiencing an outdoor temperature of around 34°C, which is extremely hot for us Dutchies. I reckon the room temperature will definitely be somewhere in the forties °C. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ddeklerk Posted July 20, 2016 I haven't tested it, but it feels like I'm hitting 80°C in the attic Holy shit. I mean, it's hot here, but I don't think it is hotter than 30°C in our house. Although I have not been in the attic yet. I do hope the temperature will go down in the coming weeks. And it does not help that it is quite humid in our country, with around 50% lately. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Posted July 20, 2016 Holy shit. I mean, it's hot here, but I don't think it is hotter than 30°C in our house. Although I have not been in the attic yet. I do hope the temperature will go down in the coming weeks. And it does not help that it is quite humid in our country, with around 50% lately. Like I said....I exaggearted a bit Although it's probably above 40°C. I will see if I can find a thermometer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Didumos69 Posted July 20, 2016 I haven't tested it, but it feels like I'm hitting 80°C in the attic Haha, I suppose a modern review can't do without a proper heat test . Btw, where others might put there models or MOCs on display, I store them in a box in the darkest and coolest place in the house. I'm affraid my parts will discolor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ddeklerk Posted July 20, 2016 Haha, I suppose a modern review can't do without a proper heat test . Btw, where others might put there models or MOCs on display, I store them in a box in the darkest and coolest place in the house. I'm affraid my parts will discolor. I once say a post on the LEGO subreddit that suggested applying anti-UV film on your windows, to prevent your parts from discoloring. But I have not really looked into it much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AkiyamaWataru Posted July 20, 2016 Well Saxony Anhalt will reach 31°C for today. I'm not amused. Atleast my modells are in a quite well temperated living room. Weather report states for me: next week will be around 26°C. For Amsterdam it states: 25 for tomorrow! So cheer up Jim you won't fuse with your lego tomorrow :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
syclone Posted July 20, 2016 This summer my BFF is the ventilator, 33 degrees Celsius today Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Didumos69 Posted July 20, 2016 (edited) This summer my BFF is the ventilator, 33 degrees Celsius today Given your house-hold track record I assume you are talking about a Lego Technic ventilator . What motors are you using haha? Edited July 20, 2016 by Didumos69 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
allanp Posted July 20, 2016 Yesterday it hit about 35 degrees C outside, felt hotter in my Lego room (well, lego corner of a room). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Psi Posted July 20, 2016 Yeah, I can only add to the temperature woes; it's currently 32° at my desk, and that's the shaded area! Luckily I haven't built anything recently, because I tend to leave my Lego out overnight and if any soft parts (pneumatic tubing mostly) were directly under the skylight then I think they would have suffered by now... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beard Posted July 20, 2016 I'm so happy here. It's below 25 and the sun is shining. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
syclone Posted July 20, 2016 Given your house-hold track record I assume you are talking about a Lego Technic ventilator . What motors are you using haha? A buggy motor running from my laptop of course On the serious side, I have built one with two m motors that turned automatically, currently rebuilding it and creating the one above Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
syclone Posted July 20, 2016 Sorry for double post, but this is the USB powered ventilator: Lego ventilator by Alaxaf, on Flickr Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
legolijntje Posted July 20, 2016 I tried to make a 'large' ventilator a while back. It was a hot day, the real ventilator was broken and in about 30 minutes I tried to make a Lego one. It failed miserably. The paper blades where just not strong enough and because of the big contruction that was spinning around very fast, the whole construction wobbled like crazy. A bit off topic: @LXF: that keyboard looks sooo confusing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SevenStuds Posted July 20, 2016 Well Jim, if your X-wing starts to look like an inverted U-wing let us know :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Posted July 20, 2016 Well Jim, if your X-wing starts to look like an inverted U-wing let us know :D Hehe, I will Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thirdwigg Posted July 20, 2016 My Lego attic was 40 degrees yesterday, so I remove the electric parts from the room during the summer. I take a mini box of parts to a cooler room when I'm ready to build. I get crabby if I'm too hot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Didumos69 Posted July 20, 2016 A buggy motor running from my laptop of course On the serious side, I have built one with two m motors that turned automatically, currently rebuilding it and creating the one above Sorry for double post, but this is the USB powered ventilator: Lego ventilator by Alaxaf, on Flickr I knew it! What an obscure website that you're browsing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JJ2 Posted July 20, 2016 I live in Texas and it sometimes reaches 40°C here, at least my building space isn't in the attic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
syclone Posted July 20, 2016 Video: I knew it! What an obscure website that you're browsing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SevenStuds Posted July 20, 2016 (edited) Video: That would work pretty well with those Airjitzu propellers. Did you mention anywhere how you connected the USB wires to the LEGO PF system? I wouldn't mind testing that out. Edited July 20, 2016 by SevenStuds Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
