Stupid Things! (Reply)

[FRED W TREMPER]

Newton:

On the Tremper Stupidity Index (from 1 to 10) I would rate that as a 5, 
maybe 6.

Fred

On Thu, 5 Aug 1999, Newton Hunt wrote:

> Here is my stupid man trick.
> 
> I bored, tapered and shaped a set of hammers for a grand.  I was
> fitting the hammers to the shanks when I realized I had bored the
> middle section at the same right hand bore angle as the bass.
> 
> After I stopped kicking, screaming and swearing I took a careful look
> and decided there was enough wood left to reshape the tails so I
> plugged the holes, drilled them again using the inside flat for
> orientation and reshaped the tails.  Worked well.  I learned to mark
> my drilling fixtures with a BIG "B" and a BIG "T" so I would not do it
> again, maybe.
> 
> Ok, now you can laugh.
> 
> 		Newton
> 

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