[Shotimes] Fretting

[Kenneth Epperly]

fret1 (fr5t) v. fret7ted, fret7ting, frets. --tr. 1. To cause to be uneasy; 
vex. 2.a. To gnaw or wear away; erode. b. To produce a hole or worn spot in; 
corrode. 3. To form (a passage or channel) by erosion. 4. To disturb the 
surface of (water or a stream); agitate. --intr. 1. To be vexed or troubled; 
worry. 2. To be worn or eaten away; become corroded. 3. To move agitatedly. 
4. To gnaw with the teeth in the manner of a rodent. --fret n. 1. The act or 
an instance of fretting. 2. A hole or worn spot made by abrasion or erosion. 
3. Irritation of mind; agitation.

        Ken

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Fourchy" <krazgeo@comcast.net>
To: "Jim & Debbie Leyden" <jndleyden@comcast.net>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 8:43 PM
Subject: [Shotimes] Fretting


> On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 17:36:04 -0500, Jim & Debbie Leyden wrote:
>
>> It is a condition known as
>>"fretting" that occurs when two metal parts work against each other.
>
> Interesting....
>
> I've had several engines apart in the front, and the only one that had 
> anything like
> this sort of appearance was mine, with all the fine metal filings from the 
> crank and
> key spread out all over the place.  It sure looks like small spots of rust 
> on that
> sprocket in the picture.
>
> Why doesn't this condition occur all the time, or at least, more often?
>
> By the way, dictionary.com does not have this definition for this 
> word....I checked
> there, just to see if there were synonyms I could check out to find out 
> more about
> the process.
>
>
>
> George
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