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Posted by John Stevenson on January 29, 2008, 8:23 am
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On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:08:15 -0800 (PST), ravensworth2674
>Hadn't we start to find out what this forum is all about?
>My conception of it suggests
>1 United Kingdom
Which still includes Canada and the United States given that they have
proved they can't govern themselves.
Lets face it anyone who can't get 3 wire across America for 3 phase
and still run on 110 volt from 73.333333 U2 battery cells, can never
have put a man on the moon
>2. rec which stands for Recreation or hobbies or whatever you want to
>call them
Can also be spelt WRECK.
>3 engineering- that goes with hobbies.
No argument.
>
>Consequently. this refers to someone who doesn't earn his bread and
>butter by engineering. You can interpret that as Fred in his back shed
>or a garage end! Once the dividing line is breached, those with bread
>and butter aspirations should be good enough to tactfully withdraw or
>if they are willing to impart their expertise, to keep to tooling
>which is a) affordable and b) will fit into Fred's shed or between the
>deep freeze and the washing machine in the garage.
So Myfords being an industrial concern should shut up shop and not
cater for the hobbyist Oh sorry they already have ....
>Those are the guidelines. We all romp away on our hobby horses or
>moonbeams from a lesser lunacy.
Whatever.
>
>My mill drill cost less than a grand and I have had to do a lot of
>things to it both because I couldn't afford to or make them because
>there is nothing really suitable. I don't want a bloody Bridgeport or
>the hernia which comes with a sodding big rotary table that goes on
>it. I live in a place which may not be a stately home but I don't want
>a bleedin' big lathe poking out amongst the begonias! I have enough
>fun with the neighbours who object because I don't have gardener and
>my wife a cleaning lady so that she can watch Aggie and her mate
>cleaning on the box.
Who the fuck's Aggie ??????????
>
>Let's get real. Model engineering is a bit of a weirdo hobby at the
>best of times. Running a factory is for the - Chinese in China.
So by default not Myford.
>
>If people want a factory, I trust that it will be in the appropriate
>place! My back yard has grass!
Mine has slabs, factory made.
>
>Norm
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> If the idea is to demonstrate that your tool works in principle, if
> only you could make it sufficiently accurate, then you might be better
> off doing it with 3D design software and an 'action package" that allows
> you to show how the machine moves.
>