Then again,when no bees are available,you can use a 'gnats cock' measurement,which is used mainly in the building industry
David
Then again,when no bees are available,you can use a 'gnats cock' measurement,which is used mainly in the building industry
David
David has of course just posted the holy grail of precision measurement at the micro level...indeed when electroplating the turbines of F-111's at Amberley Air Base the 3AD electroplaters often resorted to that holiest of measurement when adding 'meat' to the blades...it was then able to be measured to 10 decimal points on the digital scales and always found to be accurate...
Are you sure it is a bees dick? When I was in the trade we referred to it as "half" a bees dick. Or are you just exaggerating the length by an extra half because this is a fishing site.
...you may have us there Cheech
Hang on a minute bloke's, we started with a "poofteenth" then progressed to a "bee's dick" then along came the "gnats cock" and then from out of nowhere we get a "half bee's dick"...... Thank god its origin night,
Oh and hope the bearing's go great rando!!!
Bretty
Well, well ,well!!! you guys have certainly been enjoying discussing, the orientation and or variability of insect appendages,,, not sure how it has any bearing on bearings.
The out come ,,, of the trailer saga is that we eventually went without the washer and we checked the hubs regularly for heat..... none,,, yippee.
The final word came from an engineer at the bearing shop,,,, washer not essential
Problem analysis..... the pin hole has been drilled in the wrong place, solution ,,,drill a new hole.
Thanks everyone for your advise
rando
Originally Posted by upstart
How big is a worms willy ?/ bigger or smaller than a poofteenth?
Glad you finally sorted the trailer.
Good to hear the bearing saga is sorted rando and that you had a good trip at the end of it all, also good to hear that the washer is not essential but I will still use one none the less but as you said that advise came from an engineer who also pointed out the incorrect pin hole.
And as for the "poofteenth" saga, after chatting with a few people in the engineering circle's, I have found there is also a measurment called "a fly's forskin" then in commorant's last post I seen a "worm's willy" so at the end of it all i've come to the conclusion that all these insect reference's mean ..... just take a wee bit off the shaft with emery tape or very fine wet n dry paper!
"SHEESH"
Bretty
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