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Guy on a service call in Pittsburgh told me I was too cautious with clearances
The conversation was short but it stuck with me. He had 30 years in the trade and didn't even pull out his level for the door he was hanging. Just eyeballed it and moved on. Meanwhile I'm back there with a feeler gauge trying to get a 1/16th tolerance on a guide rail that's been out of plumb since the 70s. Part of me thinks he's right that I need to relax a little. But the other part worries that one loose fit turns into a call back and a pissed off building manager. How do you guys know when close enough is actually good enough?
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miles_burns26d ago
Watched an old timer hang a commercial door once, used a folded up cigarette pack as a shim and called it good. That door probably outlasts half the stuff I touch now, which makes me wonder where the line really is. @stone.lisa has a point about callbacks but I bet most of those are from people who eyeballed it wrong, not from those who chose to relax a little.
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