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Topic: This is a surprise! (Read 2367 times)
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Cody Deegan
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Wow, I wasn't expecting this one, Charles. Tracy wrote me and said, "Hey, you got your own column." I thought to myself, "What is he talking about?" So I sped over to the trusty homebuiltstabilizers website and - whoa!!! Lookie-there! My own column!
I had a person inquire the other day if I could put him in contact with some of my former customers so he could find out more about whether or not my plans were worth the effort. I thought this was a good idea, but I didn't feel right about giving customer addresses out without permission. So hopefully this new column will invite some of my former customers to speak out also about the problems they ran into, things they liked about the plans, things they didn't like.
I know one of the biggest problems has been the metric system versus the imperial (SAE) system. That's been tough to deal with.
Anyway, thank you Charles. We'll see how beneficial this new idea is.
Cody
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« Last Edit: May 04, 2005, 12:19:59 AM by Kevin Clark »
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Charles King
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No problem Cody. I think you deserve it.  Quote:
I know one of the biggest problems has been the metric system versus the imperial (SAE) system. That's been tough to deal with.
I think the metric system is way better and easier to work with. Edited by: charles1969 at: 8/15/03 11:19 am
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SirElliott
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Charles said "I think the metric system is way better and easier to work with." I haven't done any machine work in metric. What tolerances are normal using the metric system? Of course each part has its own tolerances but I find typically .001 inch or .0005 inch is what we use. Since a millimeter is so much smaller a .001 mm seems really small to have to work with on a consistent basis. |
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Cody Deegan
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I think the metric system would be way better and easier to work with also, but the majority of hardware where I live is imperial - it's an American thing. I don't like thinking in fractions - it slows down the whole process. Since my plans do not deal with machining at all, it comes down to nuts, bolts, and drill sizes, not to mention bearing sizes, pipe sizes, and aluminum dimensions. It would be very difficult for me to construct a rig from my plans using nothing but metric because the availabilty of metric parts is limited. I feel bad for my other-worldly customers who have to try and figure out all the conversions themselves. It looks like Rickard managed okay, though. People never fail to impress me. |
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Charles King
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Anyway, thank you Charles. We'll see how beneficial this new idea is.
Well Cody. No more waiting to see how things are turning out. This new idea has just gone ballistic!!!  Everything has taken a huge jump. Well done.  Charles King
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