Shoddy Hardware (Was: Re: WW fixtures (was Re: "New" PDP-8))

From: Carlos Murillo <carlos_murillo_at_epm.net.co>
Date: Wed Apr 3 22:47:00 2002

At 07:14 PM 4/3/02 -0600, you wrote:
>On Thu, 4 Apr 2002, Tony Duell wrote:
>
>> > I personally have used a die for threading rod only once in the ~30
years over
>>
>> I've used small metric dies quite a few times for making custom
>> screwposts for IEEE-488 connectors, etc. It's a pain to use a lathe to
>> cut short, fine-pitch, threads unless you have to.
> RALMAO!
> Tony, I'm assuming you left off the tongue-in-cheek smiley.
>
> Doc

Hmmm... hpib connector screwposts come in both metric and US varieties;
it sucks when you have a mixture of both.

carlos.


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Carlos E. Murillo-Sanchez carlos_murillo_at_nospammers.ieee.org
Received on Wed Apr 03 2002 - 22:47:00 BST