Is there a difference in studs?

Graham

Every now and again I come across the following, or am I missing a subtle difference?

I thought there were "open stud" "solid stud" "hollow stud" and "safety stud"

If these are the same could we agree what to name them, and change accordingly?

here are the examples :-

LEGO Brick 1 x 1 x 3 with 2 Clips Vertical (Hollow Stud) (60583)

LEGO Slope 75° 2 x 1 x 3 with Recessed Solid Stud (4460)

LEGO Panel 1 x 2 x 3 with Side Supports, Recessed Studs (74968 / 87544)

Lawrence

If you want to unify them, go with Recessed Solid Stud (if its the correct name for that part obviously)

BinOfBlocks

Solid stud means the stud is well... solid.

Recessed stud means the stud is hallow but not open.

Safety or open stud means the stud is open and goes all the way through whatever part its on, you can see through it in other words.

Graham

OK will do as I catch them

@EricHamby - got that - these are all the same with different names - just wanted to double check as their are some very minor differences around!!

Hoddie

I always considered this to be correct:

Solid stud = like on any standard Lego piece
Hollow stud = hollowed out but no air-way. Can balance a Lego bar in the stud, though not much grip.
Safety stud = as hollow stud except this has an air-way
Open stud = you can push a Lego bar all the way through

Thor

Some studs are more studly than others.

Graham

So then should we go with "Hollow stud" rather than "recessed solid stud" - personally I prefer that from my carpentry experience something "recessed" would mean (translated to LEGO) that the whole stud went in or was in a recess.

I'd like to see a convention applied to all parts, as per list (Hoddie)

thoughts?