[Woodworkers] I followed the directions really I did.......

[John McCaskill via Woodworkers]

Tolerances play a major role. You never get parts exactly the nominal size.
But even if both parts were exactly 5.000" diameter, it would be a press
fit. You'd have to move some metal out of the way.

So you always have to leave some clearance. On a 5" dia part, you'd need to
leave .010-.020" minimum. On a rig intended for stabbing together 1500'
below the surface of the water, it would need to be even more.

I was going to buy a book on phobias, but I was afraid it wouldn't help me.

On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 8:10 PM, Brian Johnson via Woodworkers <
woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:

> One word: tolerances.
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> -Brian
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> On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 1:02 AM +0100, "Tom Lovelace via Woodworkers" <
> woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:
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> John:
>> Maybe it is because I just returned from a week in the hospital and two
>> surgeries, but I just don;t understand the problem?
>> Why will a 5 inch post NOT fit into a five inch hole??
>> Thanks
>> TomL
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>> John McCaskill via Woodworkers wrote:
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>> there was no way they were getting a 5" steel post into s 5" hole
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