{"id":769,"date":"2021-07-23T21:06:23","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T21:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wis.co.uk\/blog\/?p=769"},"modified":"2021-07-23T21:06:23","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T21:06:23","slug":"lego-brackets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wis.co.uk\/blog\/lego-brackets","title":{"rendered":"Lego Brackets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I got a new LEGO set recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love discovering new pieces. I go all “Ooh, I’ve never seen one of those before”. Brackets are particularly interesting because they give you options for building things “sideways”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this set, there are some lovely new right-angle pieces – a 2×2 L bracket, a 2×1 L bracket and a 2×2 T bracket. The 2×2 brick in the photo below I’ve seen before in 1×1 and 4×1 form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I’m particularly interested in the 2×2 L bracket as the short side is the other way round from the ones I’ve seen before.

The ones I’ve seen before have the studs on the 2×1 side facing outwards – https:\/\/www.bricklink.com\/v2\/catalog\/catalogitem.page?P=44728<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new ones have the studs on the 2×1 side facing inwards – https:\/\/www.bricklink.com\/v2\/catalog\/catalogitem.page?P=99207<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m having a go at building the marble run components invented by JK-Brickworks (see https:\/\/jkbrickworks.com\/marble-run-system\/<\/a> and https:\/\/youtu.be\/ls9K1SkRxyQ<\/a>). Below, you can see two bridge pieces on the left and tower piece on the right. The bridge pieces use 2×2 L brackets with studs out on the 2×1 side<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If I use the brackets I found in my new set, I can get the bridge pieces a lot closer to the tower. This might help the marbles flow more easily<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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