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Re: lathe

To: Rex Burkheimer at WM <rex@txol.net>
Subject: Re: lathe
From: Derek Harling <derek.lola@sympatico.ca>
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 12:47:22 -0400
Try making a fuel hose "T" piece out of a hunk of aluminum - great fun -
teaches you a lot about planning ahead - don't ask how I know! One of my
friends pointed out that you can buy these - but not if you want 3/8 on one
leg and 5/16 on the other two.
Derek

Rex Burkheimer at WM wrote:

> OK, I bought that old Logan lathe. Now I'm trying to figure out what to do
> with it.  I have yet to find a suitable book at the library.  Can anyone
> make a recommendation on reading material for a neophyte?
>
> In order to learn the machine, I need a project or two.
> My primary uses will be in SCCA race car maintenance and constuction.
> What kinds of things do people make with a lathe for this purpose?
>
> Rex Burkheimer
> Marketing Director, WM Automotive Whse      Fort Worth TX
> Texas Region SCCA     FC #19    SRX7 #39
> rex@wmautomotive.com  rex@ceoexpress.com
>
> "There is pleasure sure in being mad which none but madmen know."  John
> Dryden


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