Bit of a numpty moment!

[Mistacat]

It must be an age / generation thing I now work in metric but think in imperial.
I can visualize / feel "half a thou" a lot easier than "12.7 microns".

 

[Pukmeister]

A bit like when the weather girl says there has been 25mm of rain overnight rather than an inch, or using biblical sounding numbers of snowfall that turns out to be less than a foot deep.

 

[Santa-2512]

You wait for the

Oops , ive dropped em both and cant find them

 

[Rev Chuck]

A bit like when the weather girl using biblical sounding numbers of snowfall that turns out to be less than a foot deep.

Cubits?

 

[steadysteve]

I have a garage floor which I honestly believe is a portal to another dimension , anything that falls off the bench or from the bike when disassembling or putting it back together (unless it is kept in direct sight as it falls) disappears the instant it hits the floor . It will eventually re-enter this dimension but only after a replacement part has been sourced and fitted , then it will be there , sitting in the middle of the floor in plain sight

Either that or it’s stuck to the bottom of your magnetic parts tray. And because the magnet is smaller in diameter than the tray the little bugger is hidden out of sight.

 

[Pukmeister]

It’s a bugger when you drop a non-magnetic fastener like stainless, especially under my VW engine bay when it doesn’t hit the floor. No way of retrieving it with a magnet on a stick.

 

[Santa-2512]

It’s a bugger when you drop a non-magnetic fastener like stainless, especially under my VW engine bay when it doesn’t hit the floor. No way of retrieving it with a magnet on a stick.

Fly paper

 

[SBD]

Metric is easy.

Remembering imperial divisions as a decimal I could do in my head years ago

eg 1/8” = 0.125, 1/16” = 0.0625 etc etc.

Nowadays I am a bit slower with it, though not much is imperial now anyway.

No, only Liberia, Myanmar and the good old USof A.

And thank fuck, JRM didn’t get his way, or we’d all be back in the fifteenth century.

 

[Rev Chuck]

Adam, the pieces arrived this lunchtime, but I’ve been a bit busy with Maundy Thursday stuff, so got to them this evening. Thank you for your giving your time and skills to help me out with it all. It is very much appreciated. Thank you!

 

[Pukmeister]

My pleasure Charles.

 

[Santa-2512]

You wait until he drops them

 

[Mistacat]

Stick it to the end of your finger with contact adhesive, folded Sellotape, double sided tape, blue tack, or similar, not super glue.

 

[Santa-2512]

Hlp gsr
Iv stk the nut in an mi and is stuck tryn t tip on fngrr

 

[Neil W]

Stick it to the end of your finger with contact adhesive, folded Sellotape, double sided tape, blue tack, or similar, not super glue.

Also do not use a hot glue gun

 

[jags]

A bit like when the weather girl says there has been 25mm of rain overnight rather than an inch, or using biblical sounding numbers of snowfall that turns out to be less than a foot deep.

i suppose if she gets 200mm she thinks she has died and gone to heaven.

 

[Rev Chuck]

You wait until he drops them

I did but I watched where it went, and thankfully did not lose it. Bike back together in one piece, phew.

 

[The Other PaulG]

Also do not use a hot glue gun

My mate (who is very practical) and I were showing our kids how to make some arrows for their longbows. My mate and I both kicked off by giving the kids sage warning “do not under any circumstances get the hot glue on you..” “you only ever do that once..” etc etc.

Within the first 5 minutes my mate and I had both managed to get searing hot glue on our hands!

 

[Pukmeister]

I did but I watched where it went, and thankfully did not lose it. Bike back together in one piece, phew.

I assume they fitted okay Charles, no further fettling required ?

 

[Rev Chuck]

I assume they fitted okay Charles, no further fettling required ?

Adam, they are absolutely fine, and while I’ve still to go for a ride it does seem to be stable enough even after a good push and pull.