Kyle gets the mini lathe home....

Morgans wrote:
"Charles Vincent" wrote

Even though I already had three lathes, I bought a Chinese mini lathe for
small parts for my shop. I also bought a really small lathe that I could
pack in a suitcase and take with me on extended business trips. Actually
built a small steam engine in a hotel room with it.

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is the perfect illustration of how far down
the rabbit hole that a lathe can draw a person.

"Oh, the humanity!"

Nice story, Charles, but really, seek help. There is no know cure for your
illness, but it can be controlled! g

Contact Lathes Anonymous - "My name is Dan and I am a lathe-aholic..."

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

"Dan" wrote


Contact Lathes Anonymous - "My name is Dan and I am a lathe-aholic..."
"
My name is Jim, and it has been 17 days since I laid tool steel to metal on
a lathe."
g
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Jim in NC

On Aug 20, 12:37 am, "Morgans" wrote:
"Dan" wrote



Contact Lathes Anonymous - "My name is Dan and I am a lathe-aholic..."

"
My name is Jim, and it has been 17 days since I laid tool steel to metal on
a lathe."
g
--
Jim in NC

The smell of machine preservative oil is what does it to
me. You know, that odor that pervades the places that sell machine
tools. Makes me want to pull out my wallet. Kids can sniff glue; I
need Cosmoline or whatever it's called. I wonder if there's an aerosol
can with that smell that I can spray in my car and office?

Dan

wrote

The smell of machine preservative oil is what does it to
me. You know, that odor that pervades the places that sell machine
tools. Makes me want to pull out my wallet. Kids can sniff glue; I
need Cosmoline or whatever it's called. I wonder if there's an aerosol
can with that smell that I can spray in my car and office?

Huummm, there probably is a pretty small market for such a product, but I
like your idea.

After all, even if the aerosol "machine smell in a can" was very expensive
compared to other "smell in a can" products, it would still be many
magnitudes cheaper than coming home with a new lathe, every time you picked
up on some of the "lathe smell." g
--
Jim in NC

Morgans wrote:
wrote
The smell of machine preservative oil is what does it to
me. You know, that odor that pervades the places that sell machine
tools. Makes me want to pull out my wallet. Kids can sniff glue; I
need Cosmoline or whatever it's called. I wonder if there's an aerosol
can with that smell that I can spray in my car and office?

Huummm, there probably is a pretty small market for such a product, but I
like your idea.

After all, even if the aerosol "machine smell in a can" was very expensive
compared to other "smell in a can" products, it would still be many
magnitudes cheaper than coming home with a new lathe, every time you picked
up on some of the "lathe smell." g

That reminds me of the scene in "Police Academy" Where Tackleberry is
getting ready for a date and is asked if he's applying cologne. He
responds "no, gun oil."

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired