Again, thank you for your kind words. Say, when you move back stateside - the Texas Hill Country is really nice. . . LOL
L1A1Rocker, I'm way too ornery to hand out props where they're not deserved. I've seen some great machinists and I've seen some butchers. My estimation of a a machinist manifests itself by whether I would loan him tools which are near and dear to me.
Let me know if you need anything.
If your spindle nose is threaded, there is certainly a risk in running backwards or moreover, suddenly reversing spindle direction (YIKES!). But, the only time I've had one unscrew on me is when machining up to a shoulder and suddenly throwing the motor or spindle in reverse. If memory serves, that was on a 1950s vintage Hardinge second operation toolroom lathe.
One of the reasons why most lathes now come with cam-lock spindle noses.
Once I even made a handle for my mothers antique icecream scooper
While at MGM, I made custom bathroom fixtures for Patrick Duffy, car parts for Ken Kercheval's '32 Ford and I think a '32 Packard, did some sheet metal work for William Devane and worked with the weld shop and plating & polishing shop to restore a chandelier for Gene Kelly.
In the Studio Metal Shops back in the '80s, G-jobs for actors and studio brass provided full time employment for at least one man and sometimes two.
Mrs. smokeywolf has been wanting a new brass handle for the kitchen faucet.
Say, when you move back stateside - the Texas Hill Country is really nice
Looked into moving into the Texas Hill Country. Even asked Ian about the situation with the aquifer that provides your water and the additional strain put on the aquifer and other local resources by people from Kali moving in there. Texas has a draw that is hard to resist, but Rick and Winelover's State and area has the schools and school programs that our kids need. Their academic needs also now have us stalled in our move for another 6 months.
