Larry Jaques wrote:

On Sun, 26 Aug 2007 10:05:12 -0400, with neither quill nor qualm, John
Husvar quickly quoth:


I have no problem at all machining to millionths: It's the ending up
with so many too many or too few that gets me in trouble.

Lessee now, this piece is 9 thousand millionths too small. Darn!


Get out your metal stretcher, John.

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We're born hungry, wet, 'n naked, and it gets worse from there.

Naw! Phone the client an ask to borrow the measuring tool that they
were going to use to check the tollerances they spec'd. When they say
they don't have one... Home free! :-)

Cheers
Trevor Jones