dr_spock

If he can follow directions in the manual, then it should be fine to give to him.

I believe LEGO has flame retardants. It may not burn but the rest of your home may be another issue. Watch out for sources of ignition if you plan to use flammable gas.

I see a cat thinking kitty litter! I can't leave LEGO out like that around my cat. Otherwise, it wash LEGO time... I spy some 4 wide vehicle bases.

Nicely done. Where did you get the gold pieces?

Good idea. Works well for an unmaintained line.

You're welcome. My water inlet is on the other side of the room. I had to run copper pipes to the spot where I have space to put the water softener. Kind of like routing traces on a PCB.

Glad you're ok. Do you use your attic for a LEGO room?

Nice work. Perfect for abandoned railroad siding.

Congratulations Cara and Legonardo. Well done.

I did something similar since I had a bunch of 9V AC/DC adapters from old modems. Mine weren't that fancy but I could unscrew the audio socket from 8881 battery box and put in batteries in an emergency. I haven't thought of using a PC power supply due to the fan and other openings where stuff can fall in.

Welcome aboard. Are you 42?

Thanks for sharing.

The open concept cattle car might have been done for easier little kids playing. I guess it is not too hard to make it totally enclosed.

It is worth at least for the experience of the Pick A Brick wall. While you're there, sign up for a LEGO VIP card if you don't have one.

Welcome aboard. Brickworld in June.

Welcome aboard.

Welcome to EB.

Welcome aboard. Toronto has BrickFete in July. http://www.brickfete.com

Good one. Could also be an AFOL in a rush to get back to building his MOC.

Are you permitted to show what the products would look like?

You're welcome, Floundie. Not really sure. Maybe a year or two ago. In Canada they have the LEGO online but not in stores from as far as I can tell. I haven't seen any in my two local Best Buy stores.

Hang them from your ceiling.

Fine review. Just noticed they have fleshies mixed with yellow in a set.

Here are some pics of my water softener to give you an idea what it looks like. It has one input and 2 outputs. One is the input from the city water supply going into my house. The 2nd pipe is the output from the softener after the minerals have been removed. There is a drain pipe that is hidden in the view. The softener works by ion-exchange. It has a resin tank that the hard water goes through. The resin exchanges the calcium, magnesium for sodium (or potassium). When the resin has depleted its sodium and full of calcium, it has be to recharged. This is done by washing them with a brine solution which the softener makes with the salt in the tank. The wash waste goes down your drain and not into your house water. The softener has a flow meter which helps determine when a recharge is necessary based on your water usage and hardness rating of the water. You can have your water tested to determine its hardness. Removing the minerals will help prolong the life of your appliances like water heater, dishwasher, etc. Also you can soap up better in the shower. The drawback is there is extra sodium in your water which could be a problem if you or your family is on a sodium restricted diet. In those situations, you can buy potassium salt for your softener instead of sodium salt. Potassium costs more than sodium water softener salt. You could also buy drinking water for cooking and drinking. Or build a distillation column to make your own distilled water. Here is under the cover. You can see the resin tank inside the salt tank. I had the softener apart to replace a broken valve control motor the other day. It's pretty simple.

Good job and function.