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[Don Bowen <don.bowen AT earthlink.net>]

At 12/8/2004, you wrote:
> > > I found a guy through the Yellow Pages who said he would credit his $30 
> > > service call fee to the purchase/installation of a new unit, if this one 
> > > is unfixable.
>
> Well, he fixed it. Wouldn't you know; it was a one-dollar circlip (you 
> know, I never have seen that spelled so I don't know if it's right or 
> not--it's not in the dictionary; maybe it's not a word. Hm.) that was 
> affixed to the screw shaft where it comes out of the motor on the door 
> side. So, one more time--chorus join in--a one-dollar (inflation) item 
> shut down the machine.

That is why I used to have several pins and containers of screws, springs, 
clips, etc.  During the summer clean out I dumped a lot of that stuff but 
now I find I have to make trips to the hardware store again to pick up some 
little $1 bag of things.  That stuff is always  important to have around 
and what I dumped was a 30 year collection.  Never clean out when you are 
angry.

Don Bowen
Awl Knotted Up Woodworking
Valley Center, CA             http://www.braingarage.com