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It can be hard to find the joy in the minutiae of ISO—pages upon pages of acronyms, meeting notes, nuts-and-bolts bureaucracy about actual nuts and bolts. But without it, and the standardization it provides, the world would be a significantly more chaotic place. Understanding how the organization came to be requires a journey back through the history of modern standardization, a peek at some of the stranger—and most instrumental—standards, and a look at its political philosophy, one that stands in stark contrast to how most internationally significant decisions are made elsewhere in the world.

I need your opinion about my roof. I’m afraid it’s going to collapse because when the wind blows, it makes a scary popping noise. It actually sounds like the roof could rip off the house. I’ve also noticed similar noises on calm days in the morning and later in the day after the sun goes down. Should I be concerned? Is there someone I can call to get a professional opinion so I can sleep on windy nights? — Billie A., Lawton, Okla.

The engineer may recommend that you install simple metal connectors. Be sure to use the approved structural screws made especially for these connectors. The screws may cost a little more, but they hold so much better than a nail.

Here’s another problem: You want to install a knob designed for metric solid-shaft pots onto a U.S. solid-shaft pot. We run into this quite often when we put metal Schaller knobs on a U.S.-made Tele. Schaller hardware is beautifully machined, but all their knobs are metric. A metric knob usually has a 6 mm hole, but the solid shaft on a U.S. pot measures .250" (6.35 mm), so the hole needs to be enlarged.

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I agree, although growing up I was always taught that those kind of screws were called “common” screws. Guess thats another term to throw in to the terminology bucket.

The Ego battery I mounted on the non-drive side to counter the weight from the motor on the left side

In the KTM 250SX owner’s manual, it says to run a gas-to-oil ratio of 60:1. We thought it was a typo and ignored it. But, the more we struggled with the Mikuni jetting, the more the KTM factory mechanics asked us to switch from Maxima at 40:1 to Maxima at 60:1. Finally, we folded and put the stock jetting back in our bike and sent three test riders out on 40:1 fuel. Then, we switched the bikes to 60:1 and—voila!—the 60:1 ratio was better. To make 60:1 premix, you add 10.7 ounces of oil to 5 gallons of gas. The only jetting change we made was to go to a use the air screw to select a new pilot jet size.

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Tariq Ziad Khan is a marketing professional who has worked with major brands in banking, advertising and the media in Pakistan. He is currently based in the US and can be contacted at tzk999@yahoo.com