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Stomper

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My new toy
« on: May 28, 2009, 08:01:46 PM »
Well sort of. My buddy's dad had bought it and never got a chance to set it up and use it before he passed away 4 years ago. My buddy had it in his shop ever since. He has a small machine shop of his own with his own equipment so he didn't need this lathe. He didn't want to sell it but he said that I could use it and keep it in my shop because it is just talking up valuable space in his. He said that his dad would be happy to have some one get some use out of it. So here it sits in my shop. The only bad thing is now I will have to learn the fine art of machining. Could be worse ;D
It is a 10" x 22"
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Offline fabr

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Re: My new toy
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2009, 08:03:07 PM »
lucky man.Cool!
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Re: My new toy
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2009, 08:08:18 PM »
very lucky and very kewl!

Take good care of it for your friend's dad  8)
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Re: My new toy
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2009, 08:25:51 PM »
Oh yeh Doug. I polish her up after evey use. Been playing with it for a few days now and i am getting the feel of it. I'm sure it will be a long and sometimes frustrating road ;). I always thought it would be kind of a cool hobby, and I was right. I like the idea of taking an ordinary  peice of metal and making something useful out of it
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Re: My new toy
« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2009, 08:28:56 PM »
exactly why I do it my friend.  8)

You need any tips as you move along fell free to ask me! Id be glad to try and help you through!  ;D
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Re: My new toy
« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2009, 09:17:33 PM »
Learning a new skill such as this will be very rewarding.
Have fun and make cool stuff
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Stomper

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Re: My new toy
« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2009, 10:08:35 PM »
Thanks guys, and thanks for the offer doug. I will keep that in mind.
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Re: My new toy
« Reply #7 on: May 28, 2009, 11:58:36 PM »
See Doug another one.. ;)
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« Reply #8 on: May 29, 2009, 02:05:55 PM »
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Re: My new toy
« Reply #9 on: May 29, 2009, 03:19:15 PM »
Doug is an extremely talented machinist and fabricator. He seems to be willing to help people in any  way he can. I respect him for this. It is a rare trait. Tim
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Re: My new toy
« Reply #10 on: May 29, 2009, 03:59:02 PM »
Well thanks for the comment!  8) ;D 8)
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Re: My new toy
« Reply #11 on: May 30, 2009, 03:45:34 AM »
That too, but I talked to Doug about doing something else about lathe work the otherday.
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Re: My new toy
« Reply #12 on: May 30, 2009, 08:16:56 AM »
Quote from: Stomper on May 28, 2009, 08:25:51 PM
Oh yeh Doug. I polish her up after evey use. Been playing with it for a few days now and i am getting the feel of it. I'm sure it will be a long and sometimes frustrating road ;). I always thought it would be kind of a cool hobby, and I was right. I like the idea of taking an ordinary  peice of metal and making something useful out of it
You ARE talking about buggy stuff -----right?????? ;D
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"There can be no divided allegiance here.  Any man who says he is an American,
but something else also, isn't an American at all.  We have room for but one
flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is
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Theodore Roosevelt 1907

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Re: My new toy
« Reply #13 on: May 30, 2009, 08:40:29 AM »
only Fabr could come up with that :-*
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Re: My new toy
« Reply #14 on: May 30, 2009, 09:54:29 AM »
That is too funny but to answer the question. Id say he is talking about the lathe  ;D
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