To my British Friends, The discussions about terms used both here and in your country made me wonder about other differnces. Since you drive on the other side of the road from the US, does your left tilt table saws go the opposite direction of our left tilt saws? Perspiring minds want to know.
Marc (and most of my future posts will be serious, I promise)
"marc rosen" wrote
Nope, but (due to coriolis effect), the blades on table saws do spin in the opposite direction south of the equator ;)
Ditto for all rotary tools: NEVER try a northen-hemisphere router bit in a southern-hemisphere router... It's ugly.
Drilling? Foget it....
Cheers!
Gary
There is a simple fix for your problem with drilling: Start from beneath the workpiece and drill upwards. Similarly, Coriolis Effects can be mitigated by hanging upside down while working.
So when did Britain end up south of the equator?? Just curious. Respectfully, Ron Moore
To my American Friends...
Good Question...
Do your trees have boots (our's have trunks) Do you sit on your homeless people (we sit on our bums)
and if we have a friend who's Randy, we generally try to avoid them! (Unless their female)
Nowt to do with woodwork, but thought prevoking all the same!
That's not what he said. Top posted to make it harder to read.
Taking a holiday broadens the mind.
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We wear boots and put stuff in our trunks, unless we are going swimming, then we wear our trunks!
Dave
So what did you think the phrase "The sun never sets on the British Empire" meant?
God didn't trust the Brits in the dark?
FoggyTown
Who does?
"Tim Daneliuk" wrote
Now, you see: THAT is why I hang around here!
If there's something I can't figure out on my own, somebody here is bound to have the answer.
Cheers!
Gary
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