I wrote that little note about the "Ents" as I suffered from dislexia, I have no problems with speech, but real problems with spelling maniacs. I can usually...
Some of the articles that Mr.Early had posted in the files section of this group had to do with the techniques and practices used in scrapping and the...
Hi There This is a very good point. There is a difference to protecting the rights to a drawing or construction series and the technique of scraping. I don't...
Hi Bob, While it is true that most parts are now fitted by accurate grinding, there is still value in scraping surfaces. The method is used to create very...
Hi Ian: My point is that scraping has become an "art form" rather than a necessary practice in order to produce a serviceable or usable part or machine. I...
Ian and others, we should all be aware that few of us have a full house spelling and grammar checker hooked up to our email program. Now I do run most of my...
Hi James I use Eudora in sponsored mode for e-mail It has a spell checker built in. It is free to download and use. regards David David Clark Editor Model...
While on the subject of spelling, try reading this, it shows the flexibility of the brain, not a single word spelled correctly. Totally garbled, but still...
Dave Perhaps you should contact John Dammeyer on the E-LeadScrew group. The group is attempting to come up with an open source electronic lead screw. It...
Hand scraping can actually produce surfaces that are truer than any othe mechanical method (with the possibility of electrochemical machining - but that's done...
Bother you that much does it? <G> Makes me want to turn beastly and use the English/American spellings interchangeably and in the same sentence <G> ... From:...
Hi There I have dropped him an e-mail via the E lead screw group. I am sort of monitoring about 80 groups for possible contributors. regards David David Clark ...
Hi There The only word I did not uesdnatnrd on the first reading was uesdnatnrd. The rest made sense. The good thing about this exercise is that I actually...
David wrote......I remember about 5 years ago seeing 3 boxes of expensive components all carefully ground within a tenth of a thou. Problem was they were all...
... From: "Ellis Cory" <ellis103@...> ... Ellis There's a very pervasive legend in this particular town about a batch of aero-engine components built...
Ok Ed! After sending the email I read it again and noticed the correctly spelled words, just new somebody would pull me up on it, I was just waiting to see how...
... From: "Frank Hasieber" ... But words of 3 or fewer letters HAVE to be spelled correctly to conform to the rule that first and last letters must be in the...
... From: "David Halfpenny" ... Nah, that's just an outstation, Barlick [Barnoldswick to strangers!] is where things really get sorted ;-)) Regards, ...
Hi There I have fixed this. I have asked the previous editor to add the contact details to the letters page. This should happen in issue 123 which is his last...
Hi, ... I have personal experience here. The early 1970s was a time of industrial unrest in the UK and due to strikes there were considerable problems in parts...
Hi Bob, I doubt that the real issue is one of accuracy. In manufactured parts, items are made to a level of precision required, not to what we would call the ...
Hi, On the topic of spelling and the use of words, language is constantly evolving, dialect developing and new words springing into use while other fade away....
... From: "Ian Newman" <ian_new@...> ... Nice one. British Railways had a similar cock-up on a massive scale. The Old Guard (ex Big Four railway company)...
Hi David (Is everyone called David) That brings to mind a batch of aircraft parts I did. I was on night shift and had these awkward shaped Nimrod components to...
Hi, Tips with firm jointed calipers - To nudge them closed just a tiny bit, tap one leg lightly on the bench - pretty obvious really. To nudge them open just a...
