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Jim Wilkins[_2_] Jim Wilkins[_2_] is offline
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"John B." wrote in message
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And, I've always wondered about the "billet" designation. The advert
writer could have equally used "ingot" which has, sort of, an
association with gold bars :-)
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Cheers,

John B.


I assumed that 'billet' meant the part had been machined from bar
stock instead of stamped or forged.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camshaft

jsw