[TheForge] OT -- 59 mm Acme thread fittings?

[Jerry Frost]

So you'd probably just have a well put in or rain gutters and one large tank 
if rain water was THE thing. Thinking about it improvising someone elses 
home projects IS more fun than correcting my own improvisations.

Jer
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ries" <ries at riesniemi.com>
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Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2011 1:40 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] OT -- 59 mm Acme thread fittings?


> Its true- I have so many unfinished projects that when you can just buy a 
> fitting, I tend to do so. I also dont dig my own ore, or chop my own fire 
> wood any more. I get a couple of cords deliverd, cut to length and split.
>
> But certainly with plumbing, I have found that improvisation is not my 
> strong point. Too many years of dealing with leaks usually has me buying 
> plumbing parts that actually fit.
> I save my improv for things I can do better than a factory, not worse, and 
> epoxying the wrong size fitting in has been, for me, one of those areas 
> where my work somehow falls short of a nice premade thread...
>
> But hey, thats just me- I maintain the dozen buildings on my 35 acres, so 
> I get plenty of wiring, plumbing, glazing, carpentry, and miscellaneous 
> repair opportunities.
> I tend to just wanna get em done and move on to things I choose to work 
> on, rather than jobs that choose me.
>
> ries
>
>
> On Jun 1, 2011, at 3:37 PM, Jerry Frost wrote:
>
> WOW Ries, what an improvisational wet blanket you are.
>
> Jer