On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 11:31:05 GMT, "LCT Paintball"
wrote:

oh yes. lathe and shaper etc.


I ran a shaper once, about 20 years ago. They were outdated even then.

oh yeah. as inefficient of time as hell but for a guy like me who
likes to watch the job develop they are just fine.

I usually set it off and do some lathe work. as soon as the note of
the choonka choonka of the cut stroke changes I'm back on to it.

one of the beauties of experimental aviation is that you can perform
the building tasks just for the pleasure of doing the work and of
achieving the craftsman like end result. to hell with the
efficiencies, I'm doing this for the relaxation and stress relief.

I decided to build a little ply scarfing sander today. two days work
to make an 18 inch ply join in effect but all the other ply scarfs to
come will be effortless and perfect.

I'm having a ball building this little summers afternoon aircraft.
Stealth Pilot