I achieved my number one goal that day: I crossed the
finish line, whether or not it was official.
A
finish that totals one micro-inch is finely polished while one that totals one micron is coarsely textured.
I haven't run that hard to
finish a race since, I think, my sophomore year.
Anything that can improve compaction can improve surface
finish," said Doug Trinowski, vice president of technology at HA International, Westmont, Ill.
My customers trust that when I
finish the job, their floors will look great.
In principle, a second set of neck rings can be used to change from one thread
finish to another one, as long as the major dimensions are comparable.
But at one of the last pit areas, about 50 miles from the
finish, her brother's team and her crew members put together a sign that read: ``Welcome Anna.
All the parts required painting, and the majority were specified with a smooth
finish.
When we all crossed the
finish line, we weren't all sure if we had won it again.
Any changes to the molding process still needed to result in castings of equal or greater quality and scrap rate and surface
finish as with the original nobake method.
Unlike interior items, marine metals on a boat face a number of demanding environmental conditions such as exposure to sunlight, air, water, and salt that are constantly working to degrade the metal or its
finish.
Johnson
finished second in the race, his third straight runner-up
finish, and leads the Chase for the Championship, holding a 63-point edge over Matt Kenseth with onerace to go, Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Surface
finish, shakeout (for certain alloys), sand consumption reduction for larger cores and handling strength make the shell process attractive.
Locke shot a 73 in the final round to secure his 11th career top-10
finish.
Kahne's second-place
finish at Talladega was more like a win, especially with Johnson, Earnhardt Jr.
