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| Re: [GMCnet] 12 Ton Jack-Stands [message #83316] |
Thu, 06 May 2010 09:31  |
Gary Cottingame
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Steve,
As a young man, I was working with an old fellow, doing some framing. We were using 16d common nails [back when you could buy 16d commons]. They were big thick and heavy. Anyhow, this old man [probably in his fifties,& me about 17], would take a hand full of nails and turn them upside down and flatten the point some. I thought he was nuts. He explained to me [since the 2x4's I was nailing were splitting], that by flattening the point some, as the nail went through th wood, instead of spreading, it would tear it's way through the wood fibers. I never saw the old man split a board. Who knows!!
Sure were a good photos & instructions of your construction of GMC jack stand cribbage..
Gary
TZE21
Denison, Tx
--- On Wed, 5/5/10, Steve Southworth <midlf@centurytel.net> wrote:
From: Steve Southworth <midlf@centurytel.net>
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] 12 Ton Jack-Stands
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Date: Wednesday, May 5, 2010, 10:20 PM
The jack-stand photo album has the step by step pictures and descriptions added.
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Steve Southworth
1974 Glacier TZE064V100150
Palmyra WI
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| Re: [GMCnet] 12 Ton Jack-Stands [message #83319 is a reply to message #83316] |
Thu, 06 May 2010 09:41  |
midlf
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| Gary Cottingame wrote on Thu, 06 May 2010 09:31 |
Steve,
As a young man, I was working with an old fellow, doing some framing. We were using 16d common nails [back when you could buy 16d commons]. They were big thick and heavy. Anyhow, this old man [probably in his fifties,& me about 17], would take a hand full of nails and turn them upside down and flatten the point some. I thought he was nuts. He explained to me [since the 2x4's I was nailing were splitting], that by flattening the point some, as the nail went through th wood, instead of spreading, it would tear it's way through the wood fibers. I never saw the old man split a board. Who knows!!
Sure were a good photos & instructions of your construction of GMC jack stand cribbage..
Gary
TZE21
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I recall having heard about the trick of blunting nails but obviously did not recall it at any time I was making the stands. <GRIN>
I'm glad you found that info to be interesting, hopefully useful.
You list TZE21. Do you have one of the 21' GMC's.
Steve Southworth
1974 Glacier TZE064V100150 (for workin on)
1975 Transmode TZE365V100394 (parts & spares)
Palmyra WI
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| Re: [GMCnet] 12 Ton Jack-Stands [message #83321 is a reply to message #83319] |
Thu, 06 May 2010 09:52 |
Gary Cottingame
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No, TZE21 should actually read TZE063V100021. Bill Bryant has stated from his research that the first 20 coaches were mules and used as prototypes. He and David Greenberg have stated that mine was the first to be sold to the general public. Therefore the provenance of being #1..
Although it doesn't do me a bit of good since I am still in the process of restoreing it. [It's a money thing!] Bill Bryant came down to visit me a couple of years ago and look it over beacuse of some of the suttle differences of the first GMC's. Bill has relatives in the Dallas area and was visiting there.
Therefore, ny signature of:
Gary
'73 26' CL
TZE21
Denison, Tx
--- On Thu, 5/6/10, Steve Southworth <midlf@centurytel.net> wrote:
> From: Steve Southworth <midlf@centurytel.net>
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] 12 Ton Jack-Stands
> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
> Date: Thursday, May 6, 2010, 9:41 AM
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> Gary Cottingame wrote on Thu, 06 May 2010 09:31
> > Steve,
> >
> > As a young man, I was working with an old fellow,
> doing some framing. We were using 16d common nails [back
> when you could buy 16d commons]. They were big thick and
> heavy. Anyhow, this old man [probably in his
> fifties,& me about 17], would take a hand full of nails
> and turn them upside down and flatten the point some. I
> thought he was nuts. He explained to me [since the 2x4's I
> was nailing were splitting], that by flattening the point
> some, as the nail went through th wood, instead of
> spreading, it would tear it's way through the wood fibers. I
> never saw the old man split a board. Who knows!!
> >
> > Sure were a good photos & instructions of your
> construction of GMC jack stand cribbage..
> >
> > Gary
> > TZE21
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>
> I recall having heard about the trick of blunting nails but
> obviously did not recall it at any time I was making the
> stands. <GRIN>
>
>
> I'm glad you found that info to be interesting, hopefully
> useful.
>
> You list TZE21. Do you have one of the 21' GMC's.
>
> --
> Steve Southworth
> 1974 Glacier TZE064V100150
> Palmyra WI
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| Re: [GMCnet] 12 Ton Jack-Stands [message #83341 is a reply to message #83316] |
Thu, 06 May 2010 11:22 |
GMCWiperMan
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Gary,
As the son of a carpenter, I can assure you that's an OLD trick. Did you
ever install oak tongue & groove flooring? In the old days, we used "cut
nails" (all corners square) for the same reason: they cut the wood fibers
instead of pushing them aside and splitting the wood. As hard as oak is,
that's about the only way to nail it without drilling pilot holes (or
probably these days using a power nailer).
Ken H.
On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 10:31 AM, Gary Cottingame <gcottingame@yahoo.com>wrote:
> Steve,
>
> As a young man, I was working with an old fellow, doing some framing. We
> were using 16d common nails [back when you could buy 16d commons]. They were
> big thick and heavy. Anyhow, this old man [probably in his fifties,& me
> about 17], would take a hand full of nails and turn them upside down and
> flatten the point some. I thought he was nuts. He explained to me [since the
> 2x4's I was nailing were splitting], that by flattening the point some, as
> the nail went through th wood, instead of spreading, it would tear it's way
> through the wood fibers. I never saw the old man split a board. Who knows!!
> ...
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