Carol: Forgetting that you are right-handed earns you an 8 on the Stupidity Index. Fred On Fri, 6 Aug 1999, Carol R. Beigel wrote: > I have a stupid "shop" story as well. I had purchased a Steinway M grand > that was missing some case parts, including the top lid. I ordered a new > one, unfinished, from Steinway. When it arrived, I was shocked to learn that > I had to cut it into two pieces and cut cut the bevel for the hinge, and > install the cross bar myself! I spent days planning and measuring the cut. > I bought a saw and blade just for this purpose. I purchased a special > router bit. I plotted and I planned! Then came the day I had to actually > make the cut. Somehow, I forgot that I was right-handed, and had started > the cut from the Bass side. I couldn't reach quite all the way to the > treble side, and since I was alone, without proper support for BOTH sides of > the lid, the weight of the pieces pushed the saw cut off at an angle for the > last three inches. Man, I sure wished they had let girls take "shop" when I > was in high school! Thank goodness for Bondo! > > Carol Beigel, RPT > Greenbelt, Maryland > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fred W. Tremper, RPT Morehead State University Morehead, KY 40351 f.trempe@morehead-st.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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