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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 10:19 PM Original message |
flat to .0004 in |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 10:22 PM Response to Original message |
1. not many of you could do that. |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
2. Across how much area? |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 10:30 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. The tolerance is .0004 flatness |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 10:39 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Is this machined or polished? |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 10:50 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. machined, for a giant telescore. |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 11:00 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Woodrow. |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 11:14 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. .0004 is more than 4 tenths... |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 11:22 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. The component I fabricated was within one half of the desire of the engineer. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 11:26 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Kick ass! |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 11:27 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. When I say "four tenths"... |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 12:16 AM Response to Reply #14 |
31. Thank you, my newest bestest friend. |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 11:50 PM Response to Reply #9 |
20. ? |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 12:04 AM Response to Reply #20 |
26. Obviously, it is beyond your comprehension. |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 12:09 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. not at all |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 12:14 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. I spelled it correctly. .0004 in. |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 12:15 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. you are not the person I responded to |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 01:00 AM Response to Reply #27 |
32. But a client would not say 'four tenths' if they wanted .4 |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 01:03 AM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Thank you, krispos42. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 01:12 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Happy to help, buddy |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 01:15 AM Response to Reply #33 |
36. again |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 01:14 AM Response to Reply #32 |
35. that may be true |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 11:08 AM Response to Reply #27 |
42. Office short hand. |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 02:08 PM Response to Reply #42 |
48. I learned one thing |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 02:33 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. LOL! |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 03:12 PM Response to Reply #49 |
52. this isnt a snit |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 03:36 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. LOL!! |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 03:40 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. I am not the engineer |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 03:49 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. In a precision machine shop context, .0004 is referred to as four tenths. |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 03:56 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. Let me know which ones |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 04:01 PM Response to Reply #57 |
60. I'm not an engineer, I'm a shoprat. |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 04:02 PM Response to Reply #60 |
61. let me know |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 03:59 PM Response to Reply #54 |
58. LOL! |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 04:01 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. You seem to be laughing a lot |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 09:50 PM Response to Reply #59 |
64. Right. You talked to a math major, which is your problem |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 11:25 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Four ten-thousanths |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 11:49 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. or |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 11:54 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. .0004 in. |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 11:55 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. right now |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 11:57 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. I think you are correct, you missed the point. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 11:59 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. Bingo! :-) |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 11:15 PM Response to Original message |
8. kick n/t |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 11:23 PM Response to Original message |
10. That's three times what we hold at my job n/t |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 11:30 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. I am lucky, I work in a scientific prototype environment. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 11:57 PM Response to Reply #15 |
24. Yes, sure do. |
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achtung_circus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
13. No she isn't. |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 11:30 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. I don't know why this is here... |
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achtung_circus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 11:31 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. It's editorial comment |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 11:31 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. What was I talking about? |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 12:12 AM Response to Reply #13 |
28. She is within |
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uncle ray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 01:52 AM Response to Original message |
37. okay |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 02:00 AM Response to Reply #37 |
38. See, the thing is, this component is positioning detectors at |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 02:06 AM Response to Original message |
39. hubby said his dad used to set the point gap of nitro chrysler hemi's... |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 02:14 AM Response to Reply #39 |
40. I'm not sure how to describe the distance I had to control. |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 02:20 AM Response to Reply #40 |
41. hahaha, we've talked about 'engineers' previous, score one for the shop-rat indeed... |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 11:23 AM Response to Reply #39 |
43. That would probably in the area of .001-.002. |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 11:46 AM Response to Reply #43 |
44. very cool, Opposite Reaction, thanks for the info... |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 12:38 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. The Mars Climate Orbiter |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 01:04 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. there you go, that's the one, your work seems vital & *I* thank you for it... |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 04:20 PM Response to Reply #43 |
63. One that's even worse |
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wildhorses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
46. you did better than that--you are my hero |
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BrotherBuzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
50. Your tolerances exceeds anything my Proof Staff could ever achieve... |
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The Traveler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
51. Dude, that's amazing |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
55. I'm not in the industry and have no field of reference. Give me something like: |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 04:19 PM Response to Reply #55 |
62. If this piece was 2,000 feet long, the highest mountain would be an inch tall |
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