Hey , don't ignore this , you might be affected

[schlosser (Art Schlosser)]

Mike, an acronym looks like a word and can be pronounced - like RADAR - at least on this side of the pond. But BFH are just initials, like the proverbial RCH - something that’s tiny; i.e. you’re just an RCH off. Now there’s gotta be a word for initials that can’t be pronounced - there’s a word for anything and everything in English - but I knoweth not what it is.

Get the sockit wrench was a phrase often used where I worked: if the nut on the end of a bolt wouldn’t budge with an ordinary wrench, you’d ‘get the sockit wrench’. You put a sturdy screw driver against the nut just so, pick up a hammer, get a bead on the end of the screwdriver, and SOCK-IT with a hammer: and if that doesn’t do the trick use a BFH.

Yours for more exacting and exciting English,

Art

[Bart_Salmons]

Its still an acronym…you pronounce it “BEE EFF AICH” Just like EFF BEE EYE, or SEE EYE AY… Ok ya might call it an an abbreviation too…

[Hans-Joerg_Mueller]

Mike Morgan said:
A sad reflection on us all , not many of us use the tools forum--why ? Are we so convinced we know how to use them ? OK , here's one to think about . I was checking the settings on my miniature bandsaw , A Proxxon model ,very nice .Now don't rush off if you don't have a bandsaw , you may still find this useful. My bandsaw was out of true , using the slide on it to cut square , it didn't . Or so I thought . After some time faffing about , I decided to check the L square I was using . A build up of crud was giving me false indications ,I checked the square using the trick of drawing a line with it then turning it over and drawing another --it immediately showed the problem . I cleaned up the glue that had dried on it , picked up whilst holding a wet job square for it to set . The crud was less than a thickness of paint . I had boobed . I shan't next time . My saw is now square . Don't assume , check . Mike

Mike,

Rule 1: Keep your tools in very good shape

Rule 2: Use them only for what they’re intended for i.e. a screwdriver isn’t a prybar.

Rule 3: Good tools last a life time when treated properly. One can really save money!

[Bart_Salmons]

Whaddya mean a screwdriver isn’t a prybar???

[Hans-Joerg_Mueller]

Bart,

Just ignore my comment, I know we all have our special ways of doing things.