[modeleng] Re: Little lathe complete
- From: "John Pagett" <john_pagett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2008 22:39:08 -0000
Hubert,
You should be proud of yourself. That's an impressive piece of kit with some
cunning features.
Congratulations.
JohnP
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shep" <shep.28@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 9:51 PM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: Little lathe complete
Hello Al
Thank you for your kind comments and for your encouragement over the years.
Tony Griffiths has done me the honour of including my lathe in his splendid
'Lathes' website - I only sent him the final pictures this afternoon! The
only error is that he has aged me to 83, whereas I am a young 80!
Have a look at www.lathes.co.uk/elffers - this is fame indeed!
Cheers! Hubert
----- Original Message -----
From: "Allen Messer" <al_messer@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 9:06 PM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: Little lathe complete
> Congratulations on what you have accomplished and good luck on the
> accessories.
>
> Al Messer
>
>
> --- On Mon, 12/8/08, Shep <shep.28@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> From: Shep <shep.28@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [modeleng] Little lathe complete
>> To: "Modeleng" <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Date: Monday, December 8, 2008, 6:51 AM
>> Hello everyone
>> This is a red-letter day - after many false starts, and
>> several years of playing in the workshop, I have completed
>> the little lathe that I have been making from scratch.
>>
>> I wish to thank you all for your encouragement and for your
>> suggestions - particularly over the possible methods of
>> producing the change-wheel cover. After considering all of
>> the suggestions, I made a cardboard model of the cover and
>> took it to a friendly sheet-metal-basher who followed my
>> cardboard template and created it from sheet steel, at a
>> very moderate cost.
>>
>> This has been a happy project for an old codger, and has
>> produced a little screwcutting lathe, which works very well
>> indeed. I have learned a lot in the process!
>>
>> For anyone wishing to make a similar lathe, I have one word
>> of advice - this is NOT a cheap option - the materials and
>> accessories (chucks etc) cost a lot more than buying a
>> Chinese lathe!
>>
>> If anyone wishes to see a couple of pictures, please
>> contact me on shep.28@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> I will spend the next year making a series of accessories
>> for the little beast.
>>
>> Cheers! Hubert
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