I hate to bring it up, but me don't get this fetching message.
-Lon
Dr E D F Williams wrote:
... But some mistakes made in US
English are extremely annoying. The mixing up of 'bring', 'get' and 'fetch'
the incorrect use of the personal pronoun 'I' and 'me'.
On 7 Jun 2003 at 20:55, Alan Chan wrote:
The inner barrels feel like those metal stepping rings or the filter
threads on the front of the lenses. Are they steel?
PS: This is a real question btw. :-)
In every case I have encountered they have been fabricated using aluminium
alloys. In
I've dealt with designing and fabricating parts out of aluminum for most
of my professional life, and in the past 25+ years for aero- and outer
space programs and let me tell you, there are aluminum alloys available
that can match the strength and come close to the thermal expansion of
good steel.
I just bought a new used track bike frame, my first aluminium frame. It's the
stiffest freaking frame I've ever ridden. When I stand up, there is ~no~ flex
in the bottom bracket area at all. Not compared to what I've been used to in
riding steel all my life.
This has nothing to do with
On 03.6.8 8:42 AM, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
even though he doesn't know how to spell it vbg.
When I was in the islands in the orient once upon a time, I always spelled
aluminium. Since I came to this continent, I see aluminum everywhere. So,
I began to use aluminum to avoid
Updated: March 30, 2002
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From: KT Takeshita [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Pentax Discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 4:02 PM
Subject: Re: Al barrel (was: *ist D revisited )
On 03.6.8 8:42 AM, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
even though he doesn't know
On 03.6.8 8:42 AM, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
even though he doesn't know how to spell it vbg.
When I was in the islands in the orient once upon a time, I always spelled
aluminium. Since I came to this continent, I see aluminum everywhere. So,
I began to use aluminum to avoid
KT Takeshita wrote:
On 03.6.8 8:42 AM, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
even though he doesn't know how to spell it vbg.
[...]
Is aluminum some kind of American spelling, or aluminum and aluminium
indicates any subtle difference, or no distinction at all?
Both the same
I was being tongue-in-cheek. vbg I'm aware that the US (and no other places
that I'm aware of) drop the last i. Part of the American rationalization of
the language, I guess. Like center instead of centre, etc.
I just like to get my digs in... vbg
cheers,
frank
Dr E D F Williams wrote:
Well, in Canada (being a Canadian and all), I've always seen it as
aluminium. It may be changing, as we are constantly being inundated with US
culture and customs. But when I was a kid at least we spelled it the British
way, and pronounced it the American way (if that makes sense) g
-frank
On 8 Jun 2003 at 5:20, Keith Whaley wrote:
No reason to expect that the camera industry wouldn't have just much
interest in making parts of the best aluminum alloys, with properties
chosen to do the job.
Which is not to say that there aren't some parts from manufacturers who
don't care about
Because of the drab weather in the UK, they have to introduce more
letters to
make their language more coulorful.
Boy, you're gonna hear some 'coulorful' language in a minute Bob!
Cheers,
Cotty
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Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 8:42 AM
Subject: Re: Al barrel (was: *ist D revisited )
I just bought a new used track bike frame, my first aluminium frame.
It's the
stiffest freaking frame I've ever ridden. When I stand up, there is ~no~
flex
in the bottom bracket area at all. Not compared
Interesting thing is my dictionary has: aluminium. Brit. see aluminum.
Ciao,
Graywolf
http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto
- Original Message -
From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I was being tongue-in-cheek. vbg I'm aware that the US (and no other
places
that I'm aware of)
:43 AM
Subject: Re: Al barrel (was: *ist D revisited )
The most common types of stainless steel are not magnetic. This is true
for the Pentax lens mounts.
are magnetic. Or maybe you are saying Pentax uses
high chromium steel for their lens barrel?
Ciao,
Graywolf
http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto
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From: Bruce Rubenstein [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 11:43 AM
Subject: Re: Al barrel
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Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 1:51 PM
Subject: Re: Al barrel (was: *ist D revisited )
I said nothing about their lens barrels (try reading the words in front
of you), which are aluminum alloy. I said something can be steel (as in
stainless) and not have a magnet stick to it. A magnet
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Because of the drab weather in the UK, they have to introduce more
letters to make their language more coulorful.
Boy, you're gonna hear some 'coulorful' language in a minute Bob!
Cotty,
My spell checker only speaks 'Merikan. I knew there was a U in colourful
Wow, Tom,
If that's supposed to be (phonetically) a French Canadian accent, it's the worst
I've ever seen (or read). vbg
T Rittenhouse wrote:
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French Canadian: Theet stuff
Sorry, Frank, I couldn't resist. Glad to hear you got the bike back on the
road.
Ciao,
Graywolf
Do those super strength aluminium alloys cost a lots more than, say steel?
regards,
Alan Chan
I've dealt with designing and fabricating parts out of aluminum for most
of my professional life, and in the past 25+ years for aero- and outer
space programs and let me tell you, there are aluminum
Is aluminum some kind of American spelling, or aluminum and aluminium
indicates any subtle difference, or no distinction at all?
Both the same product. No distinction.
And I thought the US aluminium was lighter (as indicated by its spelling),
damn, I mean aluminum. Oh... I am lost...
regards,
You, know what, Alan? A magnet will tell you instantly if it is steel or
some sort aluminum alloy. Steel or brass will be heavy. Steel magnetic,
brass not magnetic. Alloy will be light, and not magnetic. Aluminum alloys
can range from something almost as soft as lead, to something they use for
On 03.6.7 10:11 PM, T Rittenhouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Not likely, heavy, hard to machine, and prone to
corrosion.
That's exactly what I thought, but two prominent PDMLers actually saw the
material which made me hesitate. However, unanodized aluminum (inner barrel
does not have to be
That's exactly what I thought, but two prominent PDMLers actually saw the
material which made me hesitate. However, unanodized aluminum (inner
barrel
does not have to be anodized, except perhaps some friction parts) could be
easily mistaken as a bare steel. Alan said it was easily dented or
Aluminum alloy. Real answer.
BR
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The inner barrels feel like those metal stepping rings or the filter
threads on the front of the lenses. Are they steel?
PS: This is a real question btw. :-)
On 03.6.8 0:08 AM, Bruce Rubenstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Aluminum alloy. Real answer.
Everybody was assuming we were talking about Al alloys, except perhaps Mr.R
:-). No sane mind will assume pure aluminum. If you use this logic, you
have to specify the particular kind of steel too.
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