Garage Night new video: Suspension overhaul starts with Dremel on a lathe
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From: Andy Bonwick on 11 Feb 2010 13:53 On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:30:45 GMT, Jordan <jwprincic(a)otpusnet.com.au> wrote: >Andy Bonwick wrote: >> >> I've given years of my life to working on a lathe and the whole idea >> of working on one for fun fills me with horror. >> > >How very odd, that's the first time I've heard someone say that. >Have you seen some horrible industrial accidents? >Sure enough, we need to be careful around machinery, but we're used to >that around here. > It's just that I've spent so much time working on lathes, milling machines, boring mills and any other type of workshop equipment you want to name plus the fact that I'm still involved in machining (1) even now and I don't want to spend my time off working machines. When we're busy I work 12 days out of 14 away from home and the rest of the year I only get home at weekends so you'll understand why it's lost its attraction to me. (1) I'm a site manager for an in-situ machining company. Look it up if you don't know what it is.
From: George W Frost on 12 Feb 2010 01:14 "Fulliautomatix" <tom(a)goo.net> wrote in message news:4b74e91e$0$18229$afc38c87(a)news.optusnet.com.au... > Jordan wrote: >> Simon Wilson wrote: >> >>>> Moral from this clip must be: you must have a lathe. >>> >>> >>> post corrected. >>> >> >> Lathe ownership isn't compulsory, but sure is a handy thing if you need >> it. >> >> Jordan > > Precision turning equipment here; > > http://www.strangepersons.com/content/item/159162.html#theContent > > > Is it a grinder or a lathe.... Looks like a finger chopperoffer to me
From: stephen.packer on 12 Feb 2010 18:52
Jordan <jwprincic(a)otpusnet.com.au> wrote: > Andy Bonwick wrote: > > > > It's just that I've spent so much time working on lathes, milling > > machines, boring mills and any other type of workshop equipment you > > want to name plus the fact that I'm still involved in machining (1) > > even now and I don't want to spend my time off working machines. > > > > Oh, I thought you were giving general advice for all to stay away from > potentially dangerous activities. Hahahahahahaha. |