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

From: Doc <doc_at_mdrconsult.com>
Date: Sat Apr 6 13:36:22 2002

On Sat, 6 Apr 2002, Ben Franchuk wrote:

> Doc wrote:
>
> > Should I toss buttress threads in? Or the whole family of oilfield
> > tool joint technology? Those are threaded pipe couplings meant to be
> > torqued to 50,000 ft/lb and more. You oughta see the pipe-wrench....
> >
> > Doc
>
> I bet you don't drop that pipe-wrench on your foot :)

  Heck, Ben, I can't even pick it *up*!
  They weigh ~400lb and are hung on a counter-weighted line. I did let
one run into my hand once on the swing, and carry a one-inch scar to
remember it by. I was way lucky it didn't take my thumb off.

        Doc
Received on Sat Apr 06 2002 - 13:36:22 BST