<div dir="ltr">It's a practice that was once common.  What I found particularly interesting was the thread they used, being a Whitworth (Joseph Whitworth) thread that according to the late Carroll Smith was superior to SAE (UNF) and Metric threads.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 23 Feb 2024 at 13:32, Rick Fisk <<a href="mailto:refisk@chartermi.net">refisk@chartermi.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">Very interesting technique.  </div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Feb 23, 2024, at 5:02 AM, Weslake1330 via Spridgets <<a href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net" target="_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Hi List, <div><br></div><div>While not a Spridget block,this is a cast iron block that is being repaired by what I've known called 'Metal Stitching'.  I've never seen it done before but have seen the occasional vintage (UK Vintage - pre 1940s) racing car block that has been repaired this way.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2ub4ZvBXYk" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2ub4ZvBXYk</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Daniel</div></div>
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