Originally Posted by
lohring
No, this one.
I've learned more than I ever wanted to know about electrical systems trying to keep the Ward Leonard drive running. It's a great example of an era where manpower was cheap and technology was expensive.
I have lots of problems with todays digital thinking. I still find it easier to sketch out things with an ancient K&E drafting machine than to draw it on a computer. Most of the time I just play around in the shop and destroy a lot of metal with mistakes until I get it right.
Lohring Miller
You're a braver man than me.
As a general purpose lathe the only real disadvantage is the size of the headstock bore, maybe a few more revs when using carbides. In most regards they're at least as good as any modern machine, mine was a superior device to the Colchester in the background and A South Bend I had.
Yes, I use Rhino3D, often initially just for the ability to present screen shots or renderings as proposals but once you've done that to any reasonable level it's no work at all to produced workshop drawings. Occasionally it also reveals potential issues with a design that may not have been apparent on paper, components attempting to occupying the same space not visible in traditional views, etc. Having said that there's absolutely nothing wrong with the concept of "mulitple, incrementally refined prototypes".
Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon
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