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Post by Pete on Jun 19, 2008 11:10:27 GMT
As for waxing and polishing, when you get your new shed, I'll bring my car round; I can't remember the last time "It" saw a chamois. Long drive to Oz, mate! Best to clean the car when you get there. ;D
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Post by Dave M on Jun 19, 2008 11:13:32 GMT
> Am I right in saying that in British English "micrometer" is the instrument but that "micrometre" is the measure of distance <
Yup. And in pronunciation, "KEElomeetuh" is the measure of distance and "killOMMeter" is the instrument recording the death rate ;D
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Post by Vadim on Jun 19, 2008 11:19:28 GMT
That would be telling . I work as a Process Development Engineer for Cinetic Landis Ltd. We manufacture grinding machine tools for both roughing and finishing of cam/crankshafts. I'm the R&D guy who polishes his shaft continuously, as I'm always measuring it, and it needs to be free from dust as I am measuring to 1/10ths (tenths..1/10s..10ths..?) of a micron (micrometer... hmm, that's an instrument??). For those of you who find that hard to visualize, there are 76.2 microns in the diameter of the average human hair (approximately). or 25 microns in a particle of smoke! So, quite fine! It's the reason your engines work so well, and you can polish your cars for years on end . Am I right in saying that in British English "micrometer" is the instrument but that "micrometre" is the measure of distance? Just had a look at the Wiki for "Micrometer". Thanks for showing me the distinction, Pete, and Dave. I'm never going to be able to pass this cloth on! i thought about that when posting, but thought I'd leave it in to show my comedic character!
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Post by Dave M on Jun 19, 2008 11:21:40 GMT
And when you showed your comedic character, what did he say? ;D ;D
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Post by Verbivore on Jun 19, 2008 11:34:21 GMT
Vadim: Thanks for the elucidation. I'm rather fond of a well ground cam.
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Post by Geoff on Jun 19, 2008 11:49:21 GMT
Unfortunately, not too many people know that.
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Post by Vadim on Jun 19, 2008 15:48:03 GMT
Vadim: Thanks for the elucidation. I'm rather fond of a well ground cam. One with a re-entrant?
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Post by Barry on Jun 19, 2008 16:42:01 GMT
But I trust, Vv, one you don't need a micrometer to measure
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