>I find it some interesting that, as we move into the 21st century, filled >with pride over our manufacturing expertise, that we find it impossible to >manufacture efficiently something that was common in the 19th century. > >Del Now Del, you know they could be cranked out by the billions nearly as cheaply as current flanges within days, or weeks anyway, of someone placing an order for billions of them. I have no doubt that someone, even as I write this, is standing by in anticipation of the order. Ok, ok, even if they're sitting by, they're still ready. Of course, what it costs to make these flanges won't have much to do with what it would cost us to buy them, but that's a whole 'nother thing. Ron N
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