Prev: Types of diode-connected BJTs
Next: Forward baised photodiode
From: Winston on 9 Jul 2010 18:55
On 7/9/2010 3:03 PM, D Yuniskis wrote:
> Winston wrote:
>> On 7/9/2010 12:21 PM, D Yuniskis wrote:
>>
>> (...)
>>
>>> Why not just turn down a solid *bar*! :>
>>
>> Cu tubing is cheap and available everywhere.
>
> Yes, I was being facetious. ;-)

My expectations were not adjusted properly!

> I once (as a kid) asked for a length of "cold rolled"
> to use as an axel in a go-kart I was building. Dropped
> by his (machine) shop the next day to find a guy turning
> my axel -- complete with keyways, and threaded ends
> predrilled for cotter pin locks! I suspect the
> labor in that axel was worth more than the rest of
> the go-kart! :-/

May that remain the worst surprise you ever get. :)

(...)

>> --Winston <-- Thinks lathes are Cool.
>
> Unfortunately, they ^^^^^^^^ are the type of tool that
> quickly put you into the "everything looks like a nail"
> mentality (except, of course, *not* a nail! :> )
>


Oh, drill presses are *much worse* than lathes WRT misuse.

My drill press has served as a buffer, a grinder, a paint
mixer, a sander, a wire wheel arbor, a polishing jig and
(thinks...) .. a drilling machine.

That was all *last week*.

> Kinda like once you play with a router you find yourself
> using it in place of a *saw*, etc.

Not that there is anything *wrong* with that...


--Winston
From: Jim Yanik on 9 Jul 2010 20:37
Winston <Winston(a)bigbrother.net> wrote in
news:i184qb02r6b(a)news3.newsguy.com:

> One could also crimp a straightened solid
> copper wire through the center of a 3/8" dowel.
>
> --Winston <-- Thinks lathes are Cool.
>

just saw a groove down the side of the dowel,lay the wire in,and fold over
the ends. If you want,you can get fancy and coil the ends before folding.
You can even drive screws into the ends,wrap the wire around them.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
localnet
dot com
From: Jim Yanik on 9 Jul 2010 20:39
Winston <Winston(a)bigbrother.net> wrote in
news:i189ch01su2(a)news1.newsguy.com:

> On 7/9/2010 3:03 PM, D Yuniskis wrote:
>> Winston wrote:
>>> On 7/9/2010 12:21 PM, D Yuniskis wrote:
>>>
>>> (...)
>>>
>>>> Why not just turn down a solid *bar*! :>
>>>
>>> Cu tubing is cheap and available everywhere.
>>
>> Yes, I was being facetious. ;-)
>
> My expectations were not adjusted properly!
>
>> I once (as a kid) asked for a length of "cold rolled"
>> to use as an axel in a go-kart I was building. Dropped
>> by his (machine) shop the next day to find a guy turning
>> my axel -- complete with keyways, and threaded ends
>> predrilled for cotter pin locks! I suspect the
>> labor in that axel was worth more than the rest of
>> the go-kart! :-/
>
> May that remain the worst surprise you ever get. :)
>
> (...)
>
>>> --Winston <-- Thinks lathes are Cool.
>>
>> Unfortunately, they ^^^^^^^^ are the type of tool that
>> quickly put you into the "everything looks like a nail"
>> mentality (except, of course, *not* a nail! :> )
>>
>
>
> Oh, drill presses are *much worse* than lathes WRT misuse.
>
> My drill press has served as a buffer, a grinder, a paint
> mixer, a sander, a wire wheel arbor, a polishing jig and
> (thinks...) .. a drilling machine.
>
> That was all *last week*.
>
> > Kinda like once you play with a router you find yourself
> > using it in place of a *saw*, etc.
>
> Not that there is anything *wrong* with that...
>
>
> --Winston
>

isn't an "axel" a ballet or ice skating move?

an "axle" is what wheels are mounted on.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
localnet
dot com
From: Jim Thompson on 9 Jul 2010 20:46
On Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:37:59 -0500, Jim Yanik <jyanik(a)abuse.gov>
wrote:

>Winston <Winston(a)bigbrother.net> wrote in
>news:i184qb02r6b(a)news3.newsguy.com:
>
>> One could also crimp a straightened solid
>> copper wire through the center of a 3/8" dowel.
>>
>> --Winston <-- Thinks lathes are Cool.
>>
>
>just saw a groove down the side of the dowel,lay the wire in,and fold over
>the ends. If you want,you can get fancy and coil the ends before folding.
>You can even drive screws into the ends,wrap the wire around them.

Thumb tacks on each end ?:-)

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, CTO | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | |
| Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat |
| E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

Obama isn't going to raise your taxes...it's Bush' fault: Not re-
newing the Bush tax cuts will increase the bottom tier rate by 50%
From: D Yuniskis on 9 Jul 2010 21:05
Jim Yanik wrote:
> isn't an "axel" a ballet or ice skating move?
>
> an "axle" is what wheels are mounted on.

No doubt. A throwback to misspelling "nickle" as a kid :-/

Of course, if we want to get started on a (periodic) USENET
(mis)spelling rant... :>
First  |  Prev  |  Next  |  Last
Pages: 1 2 3 4 5
Prev: Types of diode-connected BJTs
Next: Forward baised photodiode