Nuts and bolts. SAE, Metric, or both
I been wrenching on vehicles all my life. It use to be only SAE, then it became a mix of SAE and Metric. I thought they we're going to phase out SAE and go all metric at some point, but it seems like ...
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"And this here sucker looks close enough to a 9/16 th's --- that just a little English otter -- whoops! Dang. Where are those danged Vise Grips. Maybe I shudda got a real pair rather than these Panda Paradise brand"
Hell, I got the bolt snug enough but the teeth on the Vise Grips are pretty screwed up. Well what's the chances of me ever tangling with that bolt again?"
It's all a matter of an individual's perspective, gents...
Like the time an idiot drove into my shop with rounded off bolts holding his Delco 12-SI alternator on. I wrote an estimate that included new grade eight fasteners. He got ornery. I wished him the best of luck.
Hell, I got the bolt snug enough but the teeth on the Vise Grips are pretty screwed up. Well what's the chances of me ever tangling with that bolt again?"
It's all a matter of an individual's perspective, gents...
Like the time an idiot drove into my shop with rounded off bolts holding his Delco 12-SI alternator on. I wrote an estimate that included new grade eight fasteners. He got ornery. I wished him the best of luck.
