Keith,
Does this mean this thread has come to an end??? huh?? huh??
-----Original Message-----
>From: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>
>Sent: Jun 5, 2006 8:26 AM
>To: 3 liter <saltfever@comcast.net>, 'Rich Fox' <v4gr@rcn.com>, 'land-speed
>submit' <land-speed@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Machinist stuff
>
>This whole question has been a lot of fun.... I'm not shocked at how many
>machinist's we have on the list... nor am I shocked by the quality of the
>information you guys have...
>
>I've been lucky enough to be gifted my Great Grandfathers hand tools and
>bits and pieces of his life as a master machinist... he worked on Jet
>engines in the 50's and 60's... making stuff for that industry... he also
>worked at a place called American Can co. during the 30-40's in Chicago...
>Over a life time he collected a ton of little bits and pieces.... What I
>finally got when it was shipped to me was a ton of files and bits... and
>miscilanious junk... Being a "never know when your going to need it" kind
>of guy, I've saved all that stuff for years.... so when Dave sent the Lathe
>down I happened to have a Morse taper live center the Lathe was missing...
>and a couple of hundred files to whittle on stuff with...
>
>The best piece of it was his old tool box... it's nothing fancy... just
>something that was made well and has worn well... the felt, mirror and rest
>of it was in fine shape... ( if a bit dirty )... inside he had a collection
>of sharpened bits for a lathe as well as center drills... ball bearings,
>taps, and STUFF... lots of Stuff... shims... whew have I got shim's... ( ya
>think it's to slide under a bit to center it on the part? Hmmm Other
>then the common stock I've made the decision to NEVER use any of the tool
>bits he sharpened... they are absolutely incredible examples of HOW to shape
>and sharpen a bit. .. you guys would be amazed at the quality of his
>work... it's a real treat.. and for me to wear it out without having that
>example would be a waste of his lessons... ( I ground my first one
>yesterday off of one of his designs and it cut like a banshee )
>
>I love working with this thing so far... it reminds me of him... ( and how
>hard he'd be laughing between sips on his PBR ( opened with a real can
>opener beside the Pull tab of course )
>
>Thanks for the tips guys...
>
>Keith
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