This LEGO piece will make you rich... Well kinda.

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[fiveoneecho]

Lego's injection molding has come lightyears in the last decade. It's insane. I went for maybe 5 years not getting much Lego, but build hundreds of sets as a child because it was one of my big passions. Now I pick up a single brick when I'm building a new set and you can just feel the quality in it. The formulation is perfect for every color, the fasteners fit exactly the same across any number of different shaped pieces, every little registration feels intentionally placed and helps create a nice satisfying snap that stays fastened, etc. It's really quite amazing! We've come a long way from the year 2000.

[SlimmerProductions]

I’d honestly love a series on the science behind how pieces are molded. You were right pointing out how much we take for granted the amount of engineering and work that is put into each and every piece, which makes it all the more fascinating (to me at least).

[kentslocum]

This is the kind of video I would love to see more of! So many content creators are simply repeating each other, but this is a topic I've never heard discussed--let alone mentioned! I'm currently reading "The Secret Life of LEGO Bricks, " and it talks about how new parts or prints are called "frames, " because each comes with both a budget and a time"frame" for completion. There are a limited number of frames available each year (because retooling the machines is expensive, as you point out), so LEGO has to be extremely thoughtful about where it allots new frames.

[SoulWash]

I’m a product design student and sometimes professors show us some molds that are used in industrial production, some solutions always amaze me because they’re really clever in the way that they were designed. I can’t even begin to comprehend the amount of precision needed during the milling process for a mold that is composed of 4 separate parts that have to hold together tightly

[dtxyylordidit]

Living in Virginia I’m really excited about the Lego factory opening up in the next couple years, as somebody who works in warehousing currently, took a machinists program in high school, and somebody who grew up with totes full of legos, I’m really hoping I can land a spot working there once it opens, seeing videos like this really makes me want to see more of the process behind one of my favorite childhood toy manufacturers

[diehard]

it really goes to show how companies like Lego and Bandai can to insane things with their injection molds, such as the for part mold with Lego, or Bandai's multi color part molds and movable joint molds.

[danzizzle]

It really is seriously cool to see how far injection molding has come and the techniques behind it! Something I found super freaking cool is Bandais "real grade" and above runners contain multiple types of plastic to allow moving pistons and fully articulating arms with hands fully ready to work once you cut it out of the runner! Simply amazing!

[linehult_bricks]

I came for the click bait i stayed for the molding

[johjoh]

thats extremely slick. it feels like seeing a magic trick explained.

[luchoman]

Pretty cool but what is the cost of a typical lego injection mold? You said the mold for chains is $20k to $40k, or $250k for 10, which is yeah, a lot of money, but how much more in comparison to other lego molds? I feel like the comparison is a crucial detail left out in this video. Otherwise very informative!

[grasseatingenthusiast]

My favorite piece to chew on as a child

[sablesalt]

I really wonder if they will make a double length version of the chain in the future as a sort of counterpart for it's half length version.

I don't imagine they would ever need a 4 times length one though or a 3 times length one for that matter as it's not practical for how small of a usage it would have unlike the unreasonbly long axel piece that debut in the chima lion temple set.

[LordOfNihil]

lego has a commitment to quality unparalleled in the manufacturing world. though this is reflected in the prices of some of the sets. ive played with them for almost 4 decades, and have never once had a missing or deformed piece.

[thealliedpanzer]

Can you make Lego Splatoon Minifigures

[modelermark]

I've been building plastic model kits for more than half a century, and I found the engineering of this Lego piece to be absolutely incredible! That said, what wins the prize in my book is the Bandai 1/72nd scale Darth Vader TIE-Advanced with the solar wings molded as one piece in TWO different colors using TWO different kinds of plastic with the same tool. And don't get me started on the precision fit of their "Star Wars" kits. Even in this day and age of 3D Printing, traditional injection molding is still a force to be reckoned with!

As an aside, when I was in Junior High and High School, Bandai was mainly known for their fantastic 1/48th scale World War 2 armor kits, complete with engines and interiors. I'd like to see them bring a few of those back . . . .

Thanks for sharing this!

[YouGoneMad]

THANK YOU FOR THIS! I have always wondered how the hell they did this, and I have always known it would be interesting because of the way there was ZERO PUSH PIN points, and only 1 runner mark per link. I honestly never considered having the mould split into 4 pieces!

You sir have my Subscription and my attention!

[matthieukiriyama]

Bandai's high end gunpla injection molding would blow your mind.

[froklsnt]

You've got my attention, please more videos on lego manufacturing

[zazadezac]

" thats a 45 degree corner " looking at a 90 degree corner

[fleagletee]

Awesome, would love to see more machining, and the injection process in your videos please dude 🤞🤞