Jo blocks

halfnut · Sep 3, 2001

Just a simple trivia question.

Why are gage blocks called Jo blocks.

First correct answer gets an attaboy.

Dave Milosevich · Sep 3, 2001

"Jo" is short for Johansson (Carl Edvard), 1864-1943. Carl worked in a Swedish government-owned small arms factory where he refined the tolerances of gage blocks.

halfnut · Sep 4, 2001

Dave,

You even put 2 esses in his name, which is right.

I've asked this question of several people and they didn't have a clue.

So if this carries any real meaning of not, attaboy.

Dave Milosevich · Sep 4, 2001

Thanks, Halfnut!

As you know it takes 100 "attaboys" to offset 1 "aw s%&t", so collecting "attaboys" is a never-ending task.

I've enjoyed reading your posts.

Regards,

Search

Largest Manufacturing Technology Community on the Web

Search

Jo blocks

halfnut

Cast Iron

Dave Milosevich

Aluminum

halfnut

Cast Iron

Dave Milosevich

Aluminum

Similar threads