[Fot] Subject: Re: gearbox legality

[Bill Babcock]

A little more clarification. I'm a writer. Worse yet I'm a guy who  
learned to write by writing advertising--in other words I BS'd for a  
living. Even though I don't do it for money any more I automatically  
fluff up facts to create mental pictures that illustrate a point, and  
the point I was making was that good TR transmissions are rare,  
expensive, and take a lot of time to build--which makes them less a  
solution for racers who are making hard decisions about where to  
spend their bucks. You did tell me that you liked to deburr the gears  
while you watched television, but I certainly wasn't implying  
distraction--just that it takes a lot of tedious work to make one of  
these boxes work so well.

If I even momentarily hurt your feelings then I am crushed. You are  
one of my heros.

On Sep 22, 2007, at 9:31 AM, Bill Babcock wrote:

> I hope you didn't misunderstand, Hardy, I treasure the gearbox you  
> built for me, I consider it cheap at the price, and I have nothing  
> but respect for your experience, your skill and your knowledge.
>
> On Sep 22, 2007, at 2:42 AM, Catpusher at aol.com wrote:
>
>> Hi FOT and Bill,
>>
>> I will have a real response later,  as it is very late here; but  
>> just in case Continental drops an aircraft tomorrow:
>> I had no distractions whilst working on BB's gearboxes, not even  
>> radio; and they were shipped before
>> requested.  I was very impressed that he asked for the very best  
>> that I could build.
>> It is also fun to hear  thoughts about my workshop. No new  
>> customers requested.
>>
>> Hardy
>>
>> In a message dated 9/21/2007 8:08:57 PM Pacific Daylight Time, fot- 
>> request at autox.team.net writes:
>> And for what it's worth, my Hardy
>> Prentice-built CR box shifts at least as fast as my dog box, and
>> snicks into gear like a Ferrari transmission. But you need to wait
>> months for Hardy to watch enough television to build one (he stones
>> the gears while he watching TV)
>>
>>
>>
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