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From another forum - Why are some things so difficult - to take apart?

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An engineer sat at his drafting board
A wealth of knowledge in his head was stored
Like "What can be done on a radial drill
Or a turret lathe or a vertical mill?"

But above all things a knack he had
Of driving gentle technicians mad.
So he mused, as he thoughtfully scratched his bean
"Just how can I make this thing hard to peen?"

If I make this body perfectly straight
The job ought to come out first-rate
But that would be so easy to grind and paint
That it would never make a welder faint

So I'll put a compound taper there
And a couple of angles to make them swear.
Although brass would work for this little gear
But it's too **** easy to work I fear

So just to make the machinist squeal
I'll make him mill it from tungsten steel
And I'll put these holes that hold the cap
Down underneath where they can't be tapped

Now if they can make this it'll just be luck
Cause it can't be held by dog or chuck
And it can't be planed and can't be ground
So I feel my design is unusually sound

"Success!" he shouted "Success at last!
This goddam' thing can't even be cast".
 

Bayless

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Sounds about right.
 

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waltesefalcon

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Rick, that is just plain hateful on the engineers part.
 

DrEntropy

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May we please 'ave 'is 'ead onna platter?!?
 

pdplot

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I've said this before. Want more logical designs? Force an engineer to work on one of his designs after at least five years on the road.
 

LarryK

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Wouldn't know how or what tool to use, wasn't in the design.
 

Boink

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Simple. This engine eliminates all servicing... brilliant. Engine out, engine in. Bob's yer uncle. :wink-new:
 

DrEntropy

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Simple. This engine eliminates all servicing... brilliant. Engine out, engine in. Bob's yer uncle. :wink-new:

That's the plan, for sure. "Unit replacement." Nevermind diagnosis and repair. No technical skill required. A.K.A: "clap on, clap off."
 

Boink

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Diagnosis: engine not working right.
Technical skill: take it out.
Final step: clap on. :playful:
 

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