Monday, Day away from primary in PA

Re: Monday, Day away from primary in PA

I don't want to get crosswise with my British friends by answering this straight-a-way.

Re: Monday, Day away from primary in PA

1. The difference, I suppose, between going across or parallel.

2. Haven't a clue, but isn't a mouse something a window is supposed to keep out?

Fred Nelson

More familiar with the kind of mouse found in a Laboratory,

or just to the right of my keyboard.

Re: Monday, Day away from primary in PA

Is the mouse the weights?

Re: Getting difficult

Google 'window mouse', you can guess what I came up with.

One down, other pending.

John and Frederick came up with the answer, so gold forehead stars for both for part one. As John pointed out the term is British in application. Both agree a groove runs with the grain and a dado runs across the grain.

As to part two. That term too is British. Dan is wrong but not awfully so. Think remodeling.

Re: One down, other pending.

snake to pull the new sash cord thru?

Monday part 2 answer

A mouse is a weight that is placed through the older window pulley hole to pull the cord through to the space and pocket holding the weights in the window. It drops through the pocket to the access panel where the sash weights are so that a cord or chain can be fastened to the weights. I used a nail and later a series of shot fishing sinkers. I also use masons cord for my snake cord because it is thin and strong when clothesline is thick and when threading into the space it kinks. You only have to mess up once to remember a mouse for the window pulley for the rest of your days.

Close enough