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"marc rosen"

27/10/2006 6:22 PM

bad attempt for humor- woodworking related

To my British Friends,
The discussions about terms used both here and in your country made me
wonder about other differnces. Since you drive on the other side of
the road from the US, does your left tilt table saws go the opposite
direction of our left tilt saws? Perspiring minds want to know.

Marc (and most of my future
posts will be serious, I promise)


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bb

in reply to "marc rosen" on 27/10/2006 6:22 PM

27/10/2006 8:28 PM


marc rosen wrote:
> To my British Friends,
> The discussions about terms used both here and in your country made me
> wonder about other differnces. Since you drive on the other side of
> the road from the US, does your left tilt table saws go the opposite
> direction of our left tilt saws? Perspiring minds want to know.
>
> Marc (and most of my future
> posts will be serious, I promise)

To my American Friends...

Good Question...

Do your trees have boots (our's have trunks)
Do you sit on your homeless people (we sit on our bums)

and if we have a friend who's Randy, we generally try to avoid them!
(Unless their female)

Nowt to do with woodwork, but thought prevoking all the same!

ff

"foggytown"

in reply to "marc rosen" on 27/10/2006 6:22 PM

28/10/2006 12:41 PM


Bill wrote:
> On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 21:08:39 -0500, Ron Moore wrote:
>
> > So when did Britain end up south of the equator?? Just curious.
> > Respectfully,
> > Ron Moore
> >
> So what did you think the phrase "The sun never sets on the British
> Empire" meant?

God didn't trust the Brits in the dark?

FoggyTown

Td

"Teamcasa"

in reply to "marc rosen" on 27/10/2006 6:22 PM

28/10/2006 5:25 AM

snip
> To my American Friends...
>
> Good Question...
>
> Do your trees have boots (our's have trunks)

We wear boots and put stuff in our trunks, unless we are going swimming,
then we wear our trunks!

Dave

Br

"Bill"

in reply to "marc rosen" on 27/10/2006 6:22 PM

28/10/2006 3:48 PM

On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 21:08:39 -0500, Ron Moore wrote:

> So when did Britain end up south of the equator?? Just curious.
> Respectfully,
> Ron Moore
>
So what did you think the phrase "The sun never sets on the British
Empire" meant?

RM

"Ron Moore"

in reply to "marc rosen" on 27/10/2006 6:22 PM

28/10/2006 2:28 PM

Definitely a historical statement. But at one time......
Ron

"Bill" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 21:08:39 -0500, Ron Moore wrote:
>
>> So when did Britain end up south of the equator?? Just curious.
>> Respectfully,
>> Ron Moore
>>
> So what did you think the phrase "The sun never sets on the British
> Empire" meant?

TE

"The3rd Earl Of Derby"

in reply to "marc rosen" on 27/10/2006 6:22 PM

28/10/2006 10:43 AM

marc rosen wrote:
> To my British Friends,
> The discussions about terms used both here and in your country made me
> wonder about other differnces. Since you drive on the other side of
> the road from the US, does your left tilt table saws go the opposite
> direction of our left tilt saws? Perspiring minds want to know.
>
> Marc (and most of my future
> posts will be serious, I promise)

Taking a holiday broadens the mind.

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite


Gn

"Gary"

in reply to "marc rosen" on 27/10/2006 6:22 PM

28/10/2006 9:27 PM

"Tim Daneliuk" <[email protected]> wrote

> There is a simple fix for your problem with drilling: Start from beneath
> the workpiece and drill upwards. Similarly, Coriolis Effects can
> be mitigated by hanging upside down while working.

Now, you see: THAT is why I hang around here!

If there's something I can't figure out on my own, somebody here is bound to
have the answer.

Cheers!

Gary

TD

Tim Daneliuk

in reply to "marc rosen" on 27/10/2006 6:22 PM

27/10/2006 8:48 PM

Gary wrote:
> "marc rosen" <[email protected]> wrote
>
>> To my British Friends,
>> The discussions about terms used both here and in your country made me
>> wonder about other differnces. Since you drive on the other side of
>> the road from the US, does your left tilt table saws go the opposite
>> direction of our left tilt saws? Perspiring minds want to know.
>>
>> Marc (and most of my future
>> posts will be serious, I promise)
>
> Nope, but (due to coriolis effect), the blades on table saws do spin in the
> opposite direction south of the equator ;)
>
> Ditto for all rotary tools: NEVER try a northen-hemisphere router bit in a
> southern-hemisphere router... It's ugly.
>
> Drilling? Foget it....
>
> Cheers!
>
> Gary
>
>

There is a simple fix for your problem with drilling: Start from beneath
the workpiece and drill upwards. Similarly, Coriolis Effects can
be mitigated by hanging upside down while working.

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RM

"Ron Moore"

in reply to "marc rosen" on 27/10/2006 6:22 PM

27/10/2006 9:08 PM

So when did Britain end up south of the equator?? Just curious.
Respectfully,
Ron Moore

"Gary" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "marc rosen" <[email protected]> wrote
>
>> To my British Friends,
>> The discussions about terms used both here and in your country made me
>> wonder about other differnces. Since you drive on the other side of
>> the road from the US, does your left tilt table saws go the opposite
>> direction of our left tilt saws? Perspiring minds want to know.
>>
>> Marc (and most of my future
>> posts will be serious, I promise)
>
> Nope, but (due to coriolis effect), the blades on table saws do spin in
> the opposite direction south of the equator ;)
>
> Ditto for all rotary tools: NEVER try a northen-hemisphere router bit in a
> southern-hemisphere router... It's ugly.
>
> Drilling? Foget it....
>
> Cheers!
>
> Gary
>

Gn

"Gary"

in reply to "marc rosen" on 27/10/2006 6:22 PM

27/10/2006 9:36 PM

"marc rosen" <[email protected]> wrote

> To my British Friends,
> The discussions about terms used both here and in your country made me
> wonder about other differnces. Since you drive on the other side of
> the road from the US, does your left tilt table saws go the opposite
> direction of our left tilt saws? Perspiring minds want to know.
>
> Marc (and most of my future
> posts will be serious, I promise)

Nope, but (due to coriolis effect), the blades on table saws do spin in the
opposite direction south of the equator ;)

Ditto for all rotary tools: NEVER try a northen-hemisphere router bit in a
southern-hemisphere router... It's ugly.

Drilling? Foget it....

Cheers!

Gary

Cc

"CW"

in reply to "marc rosen" on 27/10/2006 6:22 PM

28/10/2006 11:54 PM


"foggytown" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> Bill wrote:
> > On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 21:08:39 -0500, Ron Moore wrote:
> >
> > > So when did Britain end up south of the equator?? Just curious.
> > > Respectfully,
> > > Ron Moore
> > >
> > So what did you think the phrase "The sun never sets on the British
> > Empire" meant?
>
> God didn't trust the Brits in the dark?


Who does?

BB

Bruce Barnett

in reply to "marc rosen" on 27/10/2006 6:22 PM

28/10/2006 10:27 AM

"Ron Moore" <[email protected]> writes:

That's not what he said. Top posted to make it harder to read.

> So when did Britain end up south of the equator?? Just curious.
> Respectfully,
> Ron Moore
>
> "Gary" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> "marc rosen" <[email protected]> wrote
>>
>>> To my British Friends,
>>> The discussions about terms used both here and in your country made me
>>> wonder about other differnces. Since you drive on the other side of
>>> the road from the US, does your left tilt table saws go the opposite
>>> direction of our left tilt saws? Perspiring minds want to know.
>>>
>>> Marc (and most of my future
>>> posts will be serious, I promise)
>>
>> Nope, but (due to coriolis effect), the blades on table saws do spin in
>> the opposite direction south of the equator ;)
>>
>> Ditto for all rotary tools: NEVER try a northen-hemisphere router bit in a
>> southern-hemisphere router... It's ugly.
>>
>> Drilling? Foget it....
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>> Gary
>>
>
>

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