On Monday 16 July 2012 10:57:21 andy pugh did opine: > On 16 July 2012 15:21, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@wdtv.com> wrote: > > Chuckle, I'll bet its not cheap too. But 1/4" isn't quite big enough > > for this. But by the time I can get it, I can probably make it, > > I have, in the past, made a similar thing (actually a screw for a > 4-jaw chuck) by hammering a hex bit into an undersize-drilled hole, > then beating the whole thing with a hammer on an anvil until the hole > was hexagonal and the key would come out. Circularity was restored on > the lathe later.
All of which proves that without us makers, the rest of the world will descend into the stone age in 200 years. They may anyway, but thats another thread in history's endless loop. :( Cheers, Gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) My web page: <http://coyoteden.dyndns-free.com:85/gene> is up! The hardest thing is to disguise your feelings when you put a lot of relatives on the train for home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
