Hobbyist Hardness scale
Moderator: Harold_V
Hobbyist Hardness scale
Recently one of the members mentioned the hardness of a part he was working on, and I thought that maybe we should make up a Hobbyist Hardness scale just to add to Rc, Rb, MOHS, and others.
So far we have:
Harder than woodpecker lips.
I'd like to add, Harder than a w..uh, soiled dove's heart.
Anyone else have a favorite simile? (Please leave the proverbial preacher out.)
--earlgo
So far we have:
Harder than woodpecker lips.
I'd like to add, Harder than a w..uh, soiled dove's heart.
Anyone else have a favorite simile? (Please leave the proverbial preacher out.)
--earlgo
Before you do anything, you must do something else first. - Washington's principle.
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Re: Hobbyist Hardness scale
you will need to come up with relative ranking as well.
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Re: Hobbyist Hardness scale
Yes, exactly.Russ Hanscom wrote: ↑Sun Mar 18, 2018 2:00 pm you will need to come up with relative ranking as well.
Which ranks harder...
Harder thanna bulls horn.
Or...
Harder thanna woodpeckers lips.
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Re: Hobbyist Hardness scale
I got reamed out on another forum for comparing two chisels by seeing which one would scratch the other. Maybe I should be quiet.
Every hard-fried egg began life sunny-side up.
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Re: Hobbyist Hardness scale
Ya'll gotta quit hangin' out with those yuppie type machinists who drink tea with their pinky extended, and stick with us types that even have a set of files to do 'zactly what you are talkin' about. Storebought files.....not exact....but get you in the ballpark!SteveHGraham wrote: ↑Sun Mar 18, 2018 8:19 pm I got reamed out on another forum for comparing two chisels by seeing which one would scratch the other. Maybe I should be quiet.
Bill
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Re: Hobbyist Hardness scale
Harder (softer?) than a blackened banana.
Harder than a black Walnut shell.
Harder than a black Walnut shell.
Ed
LeBlond Dual Drive, 15x30
US-Burke Millrite MVI
Atlas 618
Files, snips and cold chisels
Proud denizen of the former "Machine Tool Capitol of the World"
LeBlond Dual Drive, 15x30
US-Burke Millrite MVI
Atlas 618
Files, snips and cold chisels
Proud denizen of the former "Machine Tool Capitol of the World"
Re: Hobbyist Hardness scale
(usually referring to cheap phillips head screws)
Made of spray painted swiss cheese.
Made of spray painted swiss cheese.
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Re: Hobbyist Hardness scale
Harder than Japanese arithmetic....
"If you took the bones out they wouldn't be crunchy!" -Monty Python's Flying Circus
Re: Hobbyist Hardness scale
Now we are getting enough to evaluate. Keep them coming, I know you all have some hidden away that are not risqué.
--earlgo
--earlgo
Before you do anything, you must do something else first. - Washington's principle.
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Hardness?
My head.
Yeah, by now, you guys know it's hard.
H
My head.
Yeah, by now, you guys know it's hard.
H
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Re: Hobbyist Hardness scale
Some head start out made from hard material, some are hardened by age!
Mauro Gaetano
in Austin TX
in Austin TX
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Re: Hobbyist Hardness scale
"Harder than 100 year-old Douglas fir."
Working on my house -- ever try driving a nail in it?
Working on my house -- ever try driving a nail in it?
Ed
LeBlond Dual Drive, 15x30
US-Burke Millrite MVI
Atlas 618
Files, snips and cold chisels
Proud denizen of the former "Machine Tool Capitol of the World"
LeBlond Dual Drive, 15x30
US-Burke Millrite MVI
Atlas 618
Files, snips and cold chisels
Proud denizen of the former "Machine Tool Capitol of the World"