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 Author: BlackSpotBricks View Messages Posted By BlackSpotBricks
 Posted: Nov 27, 2021 06:31
 Subject: Segregating FILLER bricks - how do you do it?
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BlackSpotBricks (33)

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I'm not a big builder, so not sure, but how do you ensure that filler bricks
don't get mixed up with your good bricks when you dismantle a build?

Is this even a problem?

Would it be beneficial if studs were 'inked' to make identification easy?

Thoughts appreciated 🙂
 Author: SylvainLS View Messages Posted By SylvainLS
 Posted: Nov 27, 2021 09:03
 Subject: Re: Segregating FILLER bricks - how do you do it?
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In General, BlackSpotBricks writes:
  I'm not a big builder, so not sure, but how do you ensure that filler bricks
don't get mixed up with your good bricks when you dismantle a build?

Is this even a problem?

Would it be beneficial if studs were 'inked' to make identification easy?

Thoughts appreciated 🙂

If you can’t make the difference between “good” and “filler” when you dismantle,
then all you have is of one type (hopefully, all “good”).

As for storing, there’s so many ways to do it that this can’t be answered without
knowing how you store.
E.g., if you only put one type & colour in one drawer/compartment/bag, then maybe
you’ll want to separate the filler bricks in another one.  But if you have, say,
5 big boxes with loosy sorting, then maybe you don’t care.
 Author: misbi View Messages Posted By misbi
 Posted: Nov 27, 2021 11:09
 Subject: Re: Segregating FILLER bricks - how do you do it?
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In General, SylvainLS writes:

  If you can’t make the difference between “good” and “filler” when you dismantle,
then all you have is of one type 😂
 Author: Fragty View Messages Posted By Fragty
 Posted: Nov 27, 2021 09:21
 Subject: Re: Segregating FILLER bricks - how do you do it?
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I use the same method LEGO uses...I make sure my filler bricks have different
colors than the colors in my build.
 Author: yorbrick View Messages Posted By yorbrick
 Posted: Nov 27, 2021 11:54
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In General, BlackSpotBricks writes:
  I'm not a big builder, so not sure, but how do you ensure that filler bricks
don't get mixed up with your good bricks when you dismantle a build?

Is this even a problem?

Would it be beneficial if studs were 'inked' to make identification easy?

Thoughts appreciated 🙂

I guess you could mark them any way you like, if they are internal filler.