How about using iron pipe. Then you could tap the hole for the screw. It would be heavier though.
Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [email protected] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with transistors group send an email to. [email protected] To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Hodges" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 1:30 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Re: another measuring device: > Dan. I think the reason for making one side of the dowel flat is to > provide > room inside the pipe for a nut, so the bolt can screw into the nut to hold > the end of the bolt against the dowel. The pvc pipe isn't threaded for > that > bolt because the plastic threads wouldn't last long. A hole is drilled > for > the bolt but not threaded. > > > > Regards, Tom > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Dan Rossi > Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 1:54 PM > To: blindHandyMan > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: another measuring device: > > > > > > People seem to be getting hung up on the half flat part of this design. > Firstly, what is the real reason for the half flat to begin with? Is it > just so that the set screw has something flat to rest against? You don't > need to do more than slightly flattening one surface to do that. I would > think the set screw would hold even on the round surface. > > If the only reason is so that the inner rod can't fall out of the outer > tube, OK, I can kind of see that. But rather than jump through hoops, why > don't you rip the inner rod in half, then just glue full chunks on > the ends. > > Or, use a router to flatten one side a bit. With the router, you could > keep the ends full round and flatten one side and it seems a lot easier > than trying to do it on the table saw. > > Or, how about this. Use a tube with a larger diameter than the rod. Glue > a cap on the working end of the tube with a hole in it the size of the > rod. Then attach a chunk of wood to either end of the rod that is the > same size as the tube, thus too large to fit through the hole in the cap. > > Personally, I would prefer a square block on the working end of the rod, > rather than just the round rod, that way it would keep the system from > rolling. > > -- > Blue skies. > Dan Rossi > Carnegie Mellon University. > E-Mail: [email protected] <mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu> > Tel: (412) 268-9081 > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > [email protected] > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [email protected]! Groups Links > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.425 / Virus Database: 270.14.73/2513 - Release Date: 11/19/09 07:51:00
