Bearing Bolts

Bearing Bolts is a workshop puzzle about work orders — not a color-match toy. Tap a bolt only when it matches the current spec on the rail. A mismatch drops into the vise. The vise has two or three jaws. When they fill, you reseat: tap a jaw bolt, then an empty hole, and screw it back so the next one can ride the rail. Read the stack before you pull. Upper plates hide bolts underneath. A through-bolt locks more than one plate. A brass triangle marks a load-bearing pin. Pull that pin too soon and the bench collapses. HOW A SHIFT WORKS • Follow the manifest line by line: Red M6, Blue M8, Green M5, Yellow Thru • Park mismatches in the vise; reseat when the jaws are tight • Clear a cover plate before you can reach bolts under it • Leave load-bearing pins until the plate above is gone • On the last two orders, a cheater bar lets you pull one bearing pin safely WHAT IS ON THE BENCH • 12…