[ARC5] [Milsurplus] Anti-Backlash Gear swarf

[Mike Hanz]

On 1/25/2012 4:28 PM, jcoward5452 at aol.com wrote:
> Swarf? Is that a word like kerf and sprew?

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swarf has a fairly decent 
definition, Jay.  It's an old English term for the dust and curlings 
from machining operations - I just used it in the sense of tiny pieces 
of brass worn off of stamped sheet metal gears over long periods of 
time.  There's probably a more descriptive term, but since I just 
finished making a pile of brass swarf on the lathe, it seemed like the 
right usage...:-(

73,
Mike  KC4TOS