On Wed, 8 May 1996, Randy Farchmin wrote: > > Ain't physics wonderful? In my garage I don't have 'pipes', I have 'mechanical advantage'. I am often heard to say to my son (and No 1 helper) "let's get some mechanical advantage". I think he's amazed that what he learnt, or didn't learn, in school actually has some practical use. My 45 kilo wife and my 85 kilo self undid the gland nut on my engine with the help of an 8'x 2" pipe on a 36mm socket and a 4' sash cramp on the flywheel (as per St Muir). She was amazed. My son was amazed when we undid the nuts on the lower end of the front struts of his little Japanese car with an length of 8' x 1" water pipe after he had struggled with them for about an hour before I got home from work.
Ian Hallett Orange NSW Australia 2800 email: halleti@agric.nsw.gov.au
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