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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