Keith Kaplan wrote:
>
> I always assumed it meant one part made off of a mold. Of course, since
> parts are usually made IN a mold rather than ON a mold, maybe the phrase
> should be 'one out'. I like the idea that it comes from the number of
> parts made off of a drawing.
>
> 'Frame off' might refer to taking everything off of the frame so you can
> then send the "frame off" to be sandblasted, checked for cracks, and
> repainted. Okay, that's a stretch.
>
> OK allegedly comes from Andy Jackson's very bad spelling of "all
> correct", "Orl Korrect".
>
>
>
OK - my uncle David (flew under bridges in the big one - WWII - does
vintage planes now) says OK stands for 0 (zero) killed in a battle and
the hand signal OK (thumb & forefinger making an O and other fingers in
shape of K) was used to signal the condition of the unit in the absence
of radio communication. OK?
Now is "ground-up" restoration indicative of the consistency of the
Bondo? I always thought so...
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