John: On the Tremper Stupidity Index I rate that as a 7. Not only stupid but expensive as well. Fred On Thu, 5 Aug 1999, John R Fortiner wrote: > And I really mean a winner when it comes to "stupid". I was restringing > a Weber grand several years ago. The block was shot so I had to install > a new one. Ordered the pinblock material ( enough for ONE block only ) > traced the pattern onto the block for a rough cut. The first cut I made > with my bandsaw was the angled cut that goes against the lip on the > bottom of the plate. Only after that cut was made did I discover that I > had cut the bevel exactly in the opposite direction that it should have > been cut. And - before you ask, there was not enough material left over > to cut a second one. Talk about screaming etc...... > > John R. Fortiner > > ps Newton - at least you could salvage your hammers. In my case it meant > a completely new pinblock blank. From now on when I do that I ask my wife > to double check me - and yes, she has caught a couple of potential > "pinblock thrashers". Perfect - NOT ME! > ___________________________________________________________________ > Get the Internet just the way you want it. > Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! > Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fred W. Tremper, RPT Morehead State University Morehead, KY 40351 f.trempe@morehead-st.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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