Engineering Sayings

[sospiri]

An ex-shopfitter who worked for my woodworking business in the 1970s always used to say "If it isn't square, bash it square".

Maurice

 

[Morturn]

You've gotta know what you can get away with, was a regular

 

[Edifi]

When I started in the Motor Trade I was sent to a place in Corporation St to get a bubble for a spirit level.The man said we've just sold the last one but we'll have some more in ,in 2 days time

 

[Brookfields Lad]

As a young lad in the motor trade I would ask the garage foreman as to how tight a bolt/nut had to be tightened.
His reply was always the same: "As tight as you can plus half a turn".

 

[sospiri]

Obviously no one had heard of a torque wrench then!

Maurice

 

[Morturn]

Go to the stores son and get me a long weight

 

[ade]

A packet of decibels and a jar of angle grinder sparks