Simon,
You should read my posts.
I didn’t threaten anyone with court action, I hinted to you that you risked court action from a third party as a wake up call for you, since you were bandying around proven incorrect figures about Scholar’s products. I also made it clear in the statement that the possibility was not from me. I and others have already pointed this out to you , but you seem to be stuck in a cycle of denial and repetition.
Here is the posting just to remind you…
"Your conversion from microns to thou was a blatant error and you immediately used those erroneous and grossly inflated values in a direct comparison with other bore ovality figues given in thou to make the Scholar block look very bad. This was a complete and utter distortion of the truth and has proved to be total boll*cks, as have most of the claims you made in that post; none of which you can substantiate.
I cant help but laugh now when I read your posts.
It is one thing to be ignorant of your own measurements and their meaning, ignorance isnt stupidity, it is just a question of not knowing what you are talking about.
When ignorance becomes stupidity is when you display your ignorance to all and present it as proven fact. Where this becomes libelous is when you use this incorrect data, based on ignorance in an attempt to damage a person or business.
Tread carefully Simon, or you might well find yourself on the receiving end of a well suppoprted lawsuit, and I dont mean from me.
It I were you I would scurry along and edit the howlers out of your posts before someone anonymous kicks your backside.
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Is that clear enough for you?
The post from Steve Smith is not a fabrication, it is word for word from Steve… here is a copy of his mail from my archive. I will contact Steve on Monday for him to substantiate it.
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Post from Steve Smith, cut and pasted directly from his email…
Hi Dave, Thanks for the effort you are taking. I have modified the draft accordingly. The issue over Dave Wards rods came about because during one of several long and whiney calls from Simon, he was banging on about some of your customers who had obviously not previously had engine sets balanced by me. He came up with 2 or three names, one of which was DW. On the 2nd or 3rd visit to the workshop during the time DW’s kit was there, he spotted the rods and dived in to inspect. Obviously he saw that some rods were bushed and some were not. I obviously let him understand that they were your customers kit and DW’s. To calm him down over the fact that apparently “you” don’t get anything balanced by me and see no importance in it !!
As I have said to you before, I don’t tell him that I am balancing your stuff to avoid the pushy and direct barrage of questions that go on for months thereafter. Also that anything that is by chance learnt from visiting my workshop is my business and in any normal professionals routine would not be discussed elsewhere.
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approved statement from Steve Smith
I have spoken at length with Steve Smith at Vibration Free and he has said that he does not want to be dragged into the debate directly.
Following Steve’s clarification to me by mail, the following text has been approved by Steve to be posted
Simon Erland is simply a customer of Vibration Free Balancing." Steve Smith is not his �Pal and partner in all this�, he and Simon simply have a professional relationship in as much as he balances engine sets for Simon as he does for many others. From time to time has advised Simon on balancing matters, lending him reading material on balancing theory to help him follow the principles and tolerancing issues.
Emphatically he does not pass Simon Erland confidential information about his professional relationships with his other clients or their engine sets. All information about clients and their engines is completely confidential and always will be. He has not given Simon information about the frequency of visits from Dave Andrews and will never do so.
“Whereas careful balancing is a vital step in the building or rebuilding of any engine, so is the fitting tolerance of interconnecting parts that maintain or loose the balancing level achieved in a balancing machine. Simon often over-emphasises the importance of balancing and does get confused. He certainly has miss interpreted the principles behind heavy metaling crankshafts, (Simon Erland / Steve Butts). Lets be clear, everyone recognises the need for low rotating moment of inertia. A heavy metalled 1.8 K crank is about 2kg heavier than standard, however; the complete rotating crankset assembly can have a lower rotating moment, also the flywheel effect is shared equally amongst the main bearings. This all moves towards a crankset that accelerates quicker has less flex and subsequent bearing loads. I commend Steve Butts in firstly understanding the principle and commissioning the first heavy metalled “K” crank. I understand he is totally pleased with the result. There have been several heavy metalled “K” cranks made to date for other customers. Simon Erland is not one of them. Steve Butts introduced himself to me, before the famous Autosport show introductions and was not introduced to me by Simon Erland.”
The heavy metalling of cranks is not a new science, with regard to squeezing extra weight into an underweight crankshaft counterweight. However, treating automotive crankshafts as a flexible rotor and balancing each cylinder unit individually is not common and something Vibration Free does get involved in regularly. Simon Erland did not design or create the heavy metalled “K” crankshaft we are talking about here, Vibration Free did.
“I would like to also make it clear that Vibration Free are working with customers throughout all levels of motorsport and industry in general. It has a considerable number of “confidentiality agreements” in place. Vibration Free do not, will not and have not passed on customers information to others without their express permission.”
"Simon has an ability to put 2 and 2 together and get 6, I wish he would be more clear with all his “facts”.
“I would also like to state for the record that I have not been threatened with lawsuits by Dave Andrews or anyone else despite Simon Erlands claims.”
“I would ask that if anyone would like to discuss any aspect of vibration analysis or dynamic balancing with regard to their own projects or needs, they can contact me through the Vibration Free website. (www.vibrationfree.co.uk) Advice is always available, I have been involved specifically in vibration and balancing for 23 years and I am totally independent of any suppliers.”
Steve Smith
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Vibration Free
Tel Workshop: 01869 345535
Tel Office: 01869 345565
Fax: 01869 345535
Steve Mobile: 07774 468726
Alison Mobile: 07920 017460
He also asks not to become involved in any further discussion or debate and that future queries regarding these matters are directed to the above statement rather than to him.
I will be posting a copy of this statement permanently on the internet in order to clarify the situation or settle any disputes without his involvement in future.
He will be speaking to Simon directly in order to communicate with him the seriousness of his behaviour and it�s impact on his business
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It really couldnt be clearer Simon…
Now I will give you the benefit of the doubt over this after I have confirmed with Steve (not that I need to) that this is his statement verbatim. Following that clarification from Steve only a fool would tread down that path any further.
Dave