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Originally Posted by kurt
It good to see and read that a lot of classic American tools/machinists are being brought back from the dead and dressed up and pressed back into service.America is short of skilled machinists and a revival is in the works now to train more of them into our blue collar workforce.My truck brakes for all garage sales,I enjoy cruising Craigslist for all of that classic American craftsmanship,Ebay has some good finds.Thanx Worth for keeping the traditions alive yet alone actually use them!
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Than you Kurt.
I have no idea what I am going to do with the thing, maybe make bowls.
Throughout the years parts have been lost from it.
The only thing I need is the long gone tool rest and I will just have to make or modify one.
They didn't have a shop class where I went to school they spent the money one sports.
We had FFA and welding in that class.
If you couldn't have livestock you couldn't be a member of FFA.
This left a lot of kids out in the cold.
The Ag teacher and I didn't get along well at all in welding class as well as one of my friends.
Your using up all of my gas and rods he would complain.
No it is our gas we pay the taxes order more.
Where some kids would build a small gate the friend and I built big trailers.
Both in the same year he was a grade farther up than me.
As for lathe work I had to teach myself.
Worth