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A mini-mini-mini lathe!
Oldboy:
Thankyou for that it is worth seeing
Thanks again
Barry
vtsteam:
What I want to know is, does that micrometer read with a vernier scale? Because at my age, that can get tough on the eyes...
mexican jon:
Slightly off topic :scratch: But check out this guy for excellent scale machinery http://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/jordan.htm :clap:
awemawson:
Barry was a nice fellow. I met him several times, the first being at the SMEE centennial exhibition in 1998. Sadly his brain tumor eventually got him and he is no longer with us. Always immaculate in blazer and tie he reminded me of Alan Wicker. His model machines were a joy to behold, and we're especially of interest to me as several were miniatures of machines that I have in my workshop, so I could appreciate how closely he had followed the original.
Not sure what happened to his collection. The Bridgeport appeared a few years back on eBay in the UK at a very high starting price but didn't sell.
S. Heslop:
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Yup, my wife, too. Something like 50% of employer HR departments here now have a job requirement that if you have a Facebook account, you have to give them access to it, "friend? them. Social media is rapidly getting tied to employment records, as are many other sources of personal information.
I like open fora like this one that maintain a clear distinction between friendly hobby discussions and engaging in personal profiling for profit.
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Facebook always spooked me. When I first got onto the internet the thing everyone told you was 'never tell anyone your personal details' but I guess that age is gone. I post on here under my real name and sometimes wonder about the privacy.
But you hear stories about people letting insurance companies track their cars for a while for a reduced insurance rate, or people into fitness using health monitors linked to their phones sending all their health data to the company. Maybe in the not too distant future they'll be using driving data and facebook friends to generate credit ratings.
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