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A very impressive workshop! NoSpam 01-09-2008
Posted by Peter A Forbes on January 12, 2008, 6:13 am
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 On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 10:54:46 +0000, Charles Ping
>Possibly faster if that's all you want to do. Expensive though.
>
>He does have a scruffy Colchester Bantam and a Bridgeport in one
>photo. (cue Mark McG to point out that neither of those is a real
>machine either...)
>
>Charles

Mark has some pretty large machines in his place, been there and seen them
running... It's like a dark cathedral inside!

Peter
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Posted by Peter Neill on January 12, 2008, 6:19 am
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 On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 11:13:55 +0000, Peter A Forbes

>On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 10:54:46 +0000, Charles Ping
>>Possibly faster if that's all you want to do. Expensive though.
>>
>>He does have a scruffy Colchester Bantam and a Bridgeport in one
>>photo. (cue Mark McG to point out that neither of those is a real
>>machine either...)
>>
>>Charles
>
>Mark has some pretty large machines in his place, been there and seen them
>running... It's like a dark cathedral inside!
>
>Peter

I thjink he has a soft spot for the Colchester Chipmaster, but pretty
much regards anything else under a couple of tons as a home shop
toy<g>.

Peter

Posted by John Stevenson on January 12, 2008, 7:52 am
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On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 11:19:35 +0000, Peter Neill

>On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 11:13:55 +0000, Peter A Forbes
>
>>On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 10:54:46 +0000, Charles Ping
>>>Possibly faster if that's all you want to do. Expensive though.
>>>
>>>He does have a scruffy Colchester Bantam and a Bridgeport in one
>>>photo. (cue Mark McG to point out that neither of those is a real
>>>machine either...)
>>>
>>>Charles
>>
>>Mark has some pretty large machines in his place, been there and seen them
>>running... It's like a dark cathedral inside!
>>
>>Peter
>
>I thjink he has a soft spot for the Colchester Chipmaster, but pretty
>much regards anything else under a couple of tons as a home shop
>toy<g>.
>
>Peter

I also have a soft spot for Colchester's - Chat Moss.

.

Posted by Mark Rand on January 12, 2008, 8:23 am
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wrote:

>On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 11:13:55 +0000, Peter A Forbes
>
>>On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 10:54:46 +0000, Charles Ping
>>>Possibly faster if that's all you want to do. Expensive though.
>>>
>>>He does have a scruffy Colchester Bantam and a Bridgeport in one
>>>photo. (cue Mark McG to point out that neither of those is a real
>>>machine either...)
>>>
>>>Charles
>>
>>Mark has some pretty large machines in his place, been there and seen them
>>running... It's like a dark cathedral inside!
>>
>>Peter
>
>I thjink he has a soft spot for the Colchester Chipmaster, but pretty
>much regards anything else under a couple of tons as a home shop
>toy<g>.
>
>Peter


They are :-)

Walked past one of the lathes at work on Thursday. it was turning down a rotor
forging about 3' diameter 180rpm. 1/2" DOC, 50 thou/rev. The reason I noticed
it was that the bloody chips were ringing like bells when they hit the swarf
conveyor!


Mark Rand
RTFM

Posted by mark on January 9, 2008, 2:56 pm
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> Someone just put this link on the d-i-y forum but it's probably more
> interesting to this group:http://www.cylinderheadshop.co.uk/myslide.html
> Very mpressive!
>
> Dave


where's the dirty mess you get from oily cylinder heads ..

he must have another greasy part of that shop somewhere .

all the best.markj

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