Trevor Boicey wrote:
>
> neil.cairns@virgin.net wrote:
> > > > A) Dissagree....it is an excellent way to check any rod or tube for
> > > > initial straightness, a bent rod or tube will stand out instantly.
> >
> > To check a metal bar or a tube, it is engineering practice to roll it on
> > a surface plate, or a plate-glass sheet. This is a quick way of seeing
> > if it has a bow or bend in it.
>
> Your original point was about a snooker cue. I never said
> "don't do this for push rods", what I said was "this is a
> lousy way to check a snooker cue". It just plain is.
>
> Go to a local bookshop. Pull out a book on learning to play
> the game. Note that almost every one explains that rolling
> a cue is *NOT* a good way to check straightness, for reasons that
> are very obvious.
>
> > I was under the impression the list existed to HELP people
>
> While I was under the impression that the list was
> about british cars, which is why I sent my reply
> PRIVATELY to you. Snooker cues and inflating rectums
> don't belong in the forum.
>
> For some reason you chose to reply publically...
>
> --
> Trevor Boicey, Ottawa, Canada.
> tboicey@brit.ca, ICQ #17432933
> http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
Trevor, I appologies unreservedly, it was an error to put it on the
list. Sorry. I was just doing as I always do....though thats no excuse.
I admit I did not look at the heading. I was still in 'MG Advice Mode.'
Neil.
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