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Here is a display case that was commissioned by one of my most important clients (my son), and at the request of the rest of my families feet that kept stepping on LEGO pieces.
This is a purpleheart and Oak shelving/display unit for LEGO miniature figures (in LEGO speak, that’s “minifig”).
Bought 10”x10” LEGO plates (same as used for the earlier tray posting) and cut them into strips on the band saw. Mortise with router and then chisel corners.
NOTE: I used a thin application of gorilla glue since the bottom of the plates were not flat and that glue expands. The glue still squeezed out over time from the LEGO flooring and it took as much time to remove that squeeze out as it did to make the case! Live and learn…next time, using CA glue or whatever you fine Lumberjocks recommend.
Son likes to be able to remove a single row with minifigs from a specific set to go play with them, and the display case works because HE PUTS THEM BACK! VICTORY!
Thanks for looking.
-- Bill Culpepper, Indiana
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BTimmons
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#1 posted 340 days ago
I was a Lego freak when I was a kid, so my inner child strongly approves.
-- Brian in Arlington, TX - Laziness is the foundation of efficiency.
GrandpaLen
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#2 posted 340 days ago
Bill,
What a Great ‘Lego’rganizer Display, and a fine collection ‘minifigs’
May the Minifig Force be with You. – Grandpa Len :-)
-- Mother Nature should be proud of what you've done with her tree. - Len ...just north of a stone's throw from the oHIo, river that is, in So. Indiana.
Jamie Speirs
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#3 posted 340 days ago
That is a great Lego organiser
& foot saver LoL
They can be sharp on bare feet.
jamie
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Kookaburra
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#4 posted 340 days ago
What a fabulous design. Is it your own plan? I am betting you could sell a bundle of these if you could tap into the the parental injury market. And definitely stick with GrandpaLen’s suggested name!
-- Kay - Just a girl who loves wood.
MitchMan
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#5 posted 340 days ago
Looks great!
I find that contact cement also works great for sticking wood to plastic or fabric or non-load-bearing metal.
PurpLev
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#6 posted 340 days ago
great idea!
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Roswell
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#7 posted 340 days ago
LOL, that’s my life! I’m so tired of picking them up I’d rather throw them away. Such a nifty idea. Nicely done.
-- _Never argue with an idiot. They'll just drag you down to their level and beat you with experience_
NormG
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#8 posted 340 days ago
Double sided tape might be an alternative. Nice build. My kids have lets say more than a few lego pieces, that get under foot
-- Norman
RKaste
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#9 posted 340 days ago
Nice, fantastic idea will have to make one for my grandkid, alway stepping on the little buggers.
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#10 posted 339 days ago
Nice. I have to show this to my son.
-- The more I work with wood the more I recognize only God can make something as beautiful as a tree. I hope my humble attempts at this craft do justice by His masterpiece. -- Tim
Lanaug
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#11 posted 338 days ago
that is really cool and a great way to display those pieces. Very creative
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#12 posted 338 days ago
Very Cool !!!!
-- Pat - Worker of Wood, Collector of Tools, Father of one
Josh
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#13 posted 228 days ago
I built a lego top for the kids toy box. It has 6 of the 10×10 plates. I used 3m adhesive spray to hold those plates down. So far no problems. I used the same glue for sticking foam to wood when making poker table rails. Strong stuff and no clean up.
I love your shelf. I’ll be stealing your design. :)
Ethan Harris
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#14 posted 205 days ago
having grown up constructing with legos and such, I can really appreciate this.
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