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Subject: RE: lathe
From: Randall Young <randallyoung@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 10:52:49 -0700
Rex :

Check out http://www.lindsaybks.com/ .  Logan's "How to Run a Lathe" is not 
only particularly appropriate <g>, but is a very good tutorial for a new 
(?) lathe owner.  (I own the book, now all I need is the lathe ...)

Also http://www.sherline.com/ has "Tabletop Machining" which, while not 
quite as appropriate (it's written for smaller equipment, like a 4" lathe), 
makes good reading and has several projects suitable for the beginner that 
you should be able to make on your Logan.

http://w3.uwyo.edu/~metal/ has some good info, mixed in with a bunch of 
topics you probably aren't interested in (yet).

And, you might want to subscribe to Home Shop Machinist and Machinist's 
Workshop at http://www.villagepress.com/pub.htm .  Although not automotive 
oriented, they cover a wide range of projects.

Randall

On Monday, June 19, 2000 9:01 AM, Rex Burkheimer at WM [SMTP:rex@txol.net] 
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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