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<DIV><FONT size=4>I once made a beautiful ball peen hammer, about half usual
size in a machine shop class in college. Made it from a single billet of chrome
moly steel, turned the handle then the head on a lathe, and even put cross
hatching on the handle for better grip. Yes it was a project just like now.
Sorry I lost access to a good machine shop after that class too.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>On several occasions since I have volunteered to be locked in
for a weekend at a big machine shop, but darn they always count noses going out
the door.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Wombat</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=skirby210@cox.net
href="mailto:skirby210@cox.net">Steve Kirby</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, December 16, 2013 12:47 PM</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Zmagnette] Machinist projects</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>ditto on that</DIV>
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<A title=steve@betterwitnesses.com
href="mailto:steve@betterwitnesses.com">Steve Hanegan</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=zmagnette@autox.team.net
href="mailto:zmagnette@autox.team.net">List for the Z Magnette Group - North
America</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, December 16, 2013 10:44
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Zmagnette] Machinist
projects</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>Machinists are magicians... a good one can take a lump of
steel or aluminum and turn it into art! I have known many good machinists in
my life, and every one of them is a very highly valued craftsman. You have
every reason to be proud! Having access to a good machinist is worth WAY more
than money!<BR><BR>Steve H.<BR><BR><BR>On Dec 16, 2013, at 10:37 AM, Steven
Trovato <<A
href="mailto:strovato@optonline.net">strovato@optonline.net</A>>
wrote:<BR><BR>> Thanks for all the suggestions, guys. The socket for
the rear axle seemed like a good project, because I can just provide him with
an axle nut and ask him to make a socket for it. Some of the other ideas
are a bit more like engineering projects with a machining component. I
don't think this is an opportunity for a "production run", more like just an
item or two. Whatever he makes will probably have to stay in his
"portfolio" for a while for grading and showing off while looking for a
job. Depending on where his career takes him, there may be some
opportunities for other MG stuff in the future. I'm very proud of him
and I think it will be cool having a machinist in the family.<BR>> <BR>>
-Steve T.<BR>> <BR>>
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