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Re:Sorting 2 Tons of Lego, Many Questions, Results by jacquesm on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @12:50PM (#14655772)
I've tried that but it kept damaging the pieces. Is there a way to 'tame' a screw feed so that it doesn't eat up pieces that are sloped between the tube and the screw?
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Re:Sorting 2 Tons of Lego, Many Questions, Results by javajosh on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @12:57PM (#14655831)
A coat of teflon could be sufficient for the taming of the screw.
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Re:Sorting 2 Tons of Lego, Many Questions, Results by londons_explore on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @01:11PM (#14655982)
Make the outer edge of the screw have door brushes[1]?

[1]: http://www.formseal.co.uk/

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Re:Sorting 2 Tons of Lego, Many Questions, Results by jacquesm on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @02:11PM (#14656689)
That is an excellent idea. And then elongate the screwthread spacing as it gets nearer to the drop off point to separate the pieces further.
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