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Re: Free tomorrow? Please run to the hardware store for Big Screw
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Andrew Farrell)
Tue Apr 12 14:20:17 2011
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From: Andrew Farrell <afarrell@MIT.EDU>
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:19:51 -0400
To: jhalabi@fastmail.net
Cc: "Leonard H Tower Jr." <tower@alum.mit.edu>, apo-news@mit.edu,
Joshua Oreman <oremanj@mit.edu>
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that would be useful.
Perhaps we should meet, though dropping it off asynchronously would be
easier to arrange.
good locations for that are Random, SIPB, possibly the office although I do
not have card access since I'm a pledge.
My phone number is (518) 250-9263
-- Andrew Farrell
On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 2:06 PM, Joni Halabi <jhalabi@fastmail.net> wrote:
> Is this all for the piece that I'm getting from the engravers? Do you
> need me to drop it off earlier (i.e. if you need to put everything
> together before the ceremony tonight)?
>
>
> _________________________________________________
> Joni Halabi
> jhalabi@fastmail.net
>
>
>
> ----- Original message -----
> From: "Leonard H Tower Jr." <tower@alum.mit.edu>
> To: apo-news@mit.edu
> Cc: "Joshua Oreman" <oremanj@mit.edu>
> Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:02:54 -0400 (EDT)
> Subject: Re: Free tomorrow? Please run to the hardware store for Big
> Screw
>
> * get a "1/4-20" nut as well. if you cut threads, they need to be
> repaired
>
> the tool of choice is a "1/4-20" die, but a nut does in a pinch
>
> a small metal file is a poor third choice of tool. AX has some in
> the tool cabinets
>
> * there might still be a length of threaded rod kicking around the
> back APOffice. check the lumber piles, and the pile of dexion in
> the window corner. most likely "1/4-20"
>
> might be a "1/4-20" bolt in the boxes of hardware in different
> places in the back APOffice
>
> * be worth putting a tiny drop of liquid lock-tite on each end the rod
> before mating it with the screw pieces
>
> yiLFS -len
>
> Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 03:34:54 -0400
> From: Joshua Oreman <oremanj@MIT.EDU>
> To: apo-news@mit.edu
> Subject: Re: Free tomorrow? Please run to the hardware store for Big
> Screw
>
> On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 2:56 AM, Joshua Oreman <oremanj@mit.edu>
> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Big Screw needs your help. The screw trophy has been repaired by
> > removing the old broken-off connecting screw, but we are without a new
> > piece of threaded rod to insert into it and put everything back
> > together. I have to be in lab all day tomorrow.
> >
> > If you have an hour free tomorrow, could you please take one of the
> > old connecting pieces (it's conveniently sitting right next to the
> > screw trophy!) to a hardware store and ask for a duplicate of it?
> > Please let me know if you can do this, so I won't worry.
> >
> > Thank you so much!
>
> Update: Instead of leaving the connector out where it could easily
> roll off the cabinet and never be seen again, I've measured it. It's
> 1.25" long, 0.25" major diameter, and 20 threads per inch. In
> screw-speak this is a "1/4-20" thread, which is a standard size of
> coarse screw.
>
> If a threaded rod can't be found, we can get a long screw and cut off
> the head.
>
> Josh
>
> >
> > Josh
> >
>
>
>
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that would be useful.=A0<div>Perhaps we should meet, though dropping it off=
asynchronously would be easier to arrange.</div><div>good locations for th=
at are Random, SIPB, possibly the office although I do not have card access=
since I'm a pledge.</div>
<div>My phone number is (518) 250-9263</div><div><br></div><div>-- Andrew F=
arrell<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 2:06 PM, J=
oni Halabi <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:jhalabi@fastmail.net">jh=
alabi@fastmail.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Is this all for the piece that I'm gett=
ing from the engravers? =A0Do you<br>
need me to drop it off earlier (i.e. if you need to put everything<br>
together before the ceremony tonight)?<br>
<br>
<br>
_________________________________________________<br>
<font color=3D"#888888"> =A0 Joni Halabi<br>
=A0 <a href=3D"mailto:jhalabi@fastmail.net">jhalabi@fastmail.net</a><br>
</font><div class=3D"im"><br>
<br>
<br>
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From: "Leonard H Tower Jr." <<a href=3D"mailto:tower@alum.mit.=
edu">tower@alum.mit.edu</a>><br>
To: <a href=3D"mailto:apo-news@mit.edu">apo-news@mit.edu</a><br>
</div><div><div></div><div class=3D"h5">Cc: "Joshua Oreman" <<=
a href=3D"mailto:oremanj@mit.edu">oremanj@mit.edu</a>><br>
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:02:54 -0400 (EDT)<br>
Subject: Re: Free tomorrow? Please run to the hardware store for Big<br>
Screw<br>
<br>
* get a "1/4-20" nut as well. =A0if you cut threads, they need to=
be<br>
=A0repaired<br>
<br>
=A0the tool of choice is a "1/4-20" die, but a nut does in a pin=
ch<br>
<br>
=A0a small metal file is a poor third choice of tool. =A0AX has some in<br=
>
=A0the tool cabinets<br>
<br>
* there might still be a length of threaded rod kicking around the<br>
=A0back APOffice. =A0check the lumber piles, and the pile of dexion in<br>
=A0the window corner. =A0most likely "1/4-20"<br>
<br>
=A0might be a "1/4-20" bolt in the boxes of hardware in differen=
t<br>
=A0places in the back APOffice<br>
<br>
* be worth putting a tiny drop of liquid lock-tite on each end the rod<br>
=A0before mating it with the screw pieces<br>
<br>
yiLFS -len<br>
<br>
=A0 Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 03:34:54 -0400<br>
=A0 From: Joshua Oreman <<a href=3D"mailto:oremanj@MIT.EDU">oremanj@MIT=
.EDU</a>><br>
=A0 To: <a href=3D"mailto:apo-news@mit.edu">apo-news@mit.edu</a><br>
=A0 Subject: Re: Free tomorrow? Please run to the hardware store for Big<b=
r>
=A0 Screw<br>
<br>
=A0 On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 2:56 AM, Joshua Oreman <<a href=3D"mailto:o=
remanj@mit.edu">oremanj@mit.edu</a>><br>
=A0 wrote:<br>
=A0 > Hi all,<br>
=A0 ><br>
=A0 > Big Screw needs your help. The screw trophy has been repaired by<=
br>
=A0 > removing the old broken-off connecting screw, but we are without =
a new<br>
=A0 > piece of threaded rod to insert into it and put everything back<b=
r>
=A0 > together. I have to be in lab all day tomorrow.<br>
=A0 ><br>
=A0 > If you have an hour free tomorrow, could you please take one of t=
he<br>
=A0 > old connecting pieces (it's conveniently sitting right next t=
o the<br>
=A0 > screw trophy!) to a hardware store and ask for a duplicate of it?=
<br>
=A0 > Please let me know if you can do this, so I won't worry.<br>
=A0 ><br>
=A0 > Thank you so much!<br>
<br>
=A0 Update: Instead of leaving the connector out where it could easily<br>
=A0 roll off the cabinet and never be seen again, I've measured it. It=
's<br>
=A0 1.25" long, 0.25" major diameter, and 20 threads per inch. I=
n<br>
=A0 screw-speak this is a "1/4-20" thread, which is a standard s=
ize of<br>
=A0 coarse screw.<br>
<br>
=A0 If a threaded rod can't be found, we can get a long screw and cut =
off<br>
=A0 the head.<br>
<br>
=A0 Josh<br>
<br>
=A0 ><br>
=A0 > Josh<br>
=A0 ><br>
<br>
<br>
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