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Old 1st April 2022, 19:22   #1
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What ever happened to proper engineers, I got this attached to a mould today.

Some numbers would have been nice??

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Old 1st April 2022, 20:13   #2
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That made me chuckle again when i saw it on here Accuracy of a 'proper' engineer there.
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Old 1st April 2022, 20:18   #3
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We're not all bad, i do at least measure before and measure after then you know how much you have taken off.
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We're not all bad, i do at least measure before and measure after then you know how much you have taken off.
That is normally the way it goes
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Old 1st April 2022, 21:38   #5
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Maybe that's how their machine is calibrated, "a fraction", "a wee bit", "a bit"....
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Old 2nd April 2022, 06:42   #6
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Erm..

Should "...high..." be "...height..."

As one on my best mates is a chartered engineer and a properly good spanner man he'd love this .

Not too sure that "engineer" would last too much longer on a job he's leading though .
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Report from pilot - "Evidence of hydraulic oil leak on undercarriage"
Report from engineer " Evidence removed"!
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Old 6th April 2022, 19:47   #8
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Talking Botchy Engineers - really?

If you are going to do a job and all that 😂😂

Grab your money and run 😇
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Bodge it and scarper.---


Mind you, the OP's post was on April Fools day.--- Exit over there.
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