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Re: Good Workbench

To: Steve Budde <super_racenut@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Good Workbench
From: Derek Harling <derek.lola@sympatico.ca>
Date: Tue, 03 Aug 1999 20:44:13 -0400
Steve Budde wrote:
> 
> >Of course, if you're going to use this bench as a backup for things
> >that you whap on, you want it bolted securely to the floor
> >so it doesn't bounce...
> 
> We don't "whap" on things, we "adjust" them.  Read below:
> 
> 0-20oz -         fine adjustment
> 20oz - 5 lbs -   medium adjustment
> 5 lbs - 12 lbs - heavy adjustment
> 12 lbs ++        serious motivator
> C4 explosive     final solution
> 
> Steve Budde

Sort of reminds me of a "technical term" I learned as a young engineer
doing my plant assignment - "Rework by special means" = "Use big hammer
as necessary"

Derek

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