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The Mobius StripBy Robert C. Meixell221 North End Road Westport, Maine 04578 I have always been fascinated by a geometric oddity called the "Mobius Strip." It is also called a "Unilateral Surface" because it has only one side. The last time my wife, my son and I sawed firewood it occurred to me, as I was putting belt dressing on the belt, that a mobius strip might prove useful. We had the old 6 HP Fairbanks-Morse belted up to the saw table and using belt dressing involved reaching inside the belt. If there is a loose wire in the belt lacing it could snag your hand or arm and gash you or pull you into the machinery. Neither prospect is very attractive, and even though I've been doing this same job for many years without a mishap, it's always an uneasy feeling. So this time, we unlaced the belt and put a twist in it before putting the lacing pin back. Now at the la... 804 of 2195 characters shown.
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