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John Stevenson:
Wes,
Nice to see you here.
I'm in the process of getting the back copies of Digital machinist sorted, I have the first two then VP cocked their web site up and it's only recently that I have got signed up again.

Hopefully if things get sorted I may have someone bringing them along to Harrogate from the States. We don't have anything like that, only Model Engineers Workshop which has to weight content up so as not to upset the flat earth society.

What amazes me though is the title, Digital Machinist but when ordered it's a 4 week wait for the copy to arrive, in the meanwhile all the  good bits have been thrashed out and we can't see them. I can get a letter or CD to the States in 3 days, it's 'digital' so why not a pay to download ?
Perhaps you as a contributor could mention this. Since David Clark took over as editor of ME and MEW they have got all the world, except America, down to a 1 week delivery from 4 to 5.
America is next on the list to sort out so it can be done.

John Stevenson

Weston Bye:
Ah, Sir John, good to see you here also.

George Bulliss (the Editor of Digital Machinist) and I had lunch together (he paid) while we were at NAMES.  We had an enjoyable and wide-ranging discussion that included digital publishing.  There is nothing I can report, other than that the topic is under discussion.

I see that there is already a Wes here, so to avoid confusion I will sign as - Weston

Brass_Machine:
Weston,

Welcome again. We are a picture loving bunch... so feel free to post as many as you want  :poke:

I don't mind the plug for Digital Machinist. It is one of those things I want to see survive (much like other magazines devoted to my different hobbies).

Our other Wes has been MIA for awhile, dunno if he will be back. On a side note, funny perhaps (well perhaps only to me)... I work in the IT field with an emphasis on virtual servers (google vmware). I also work with another Erik. Since most of the virtual products have been placing a 'v' in front of the names, such as vRanger (back up software for virtual servers), I started signing my emails at work 'vEric'  My boss got a kick out of it.

Eric

usn ret:
Weston,  Welcome aboard.  Unlike your short Navy career, I stuck around for 26yrs.  Started machining as a hobby after retirement, a hobby that sort of pays its way.  If you are looking for ideas to kick around, have you done a CNC retrofit for a lathe?  If not do you have any suggestions other than don't do it. :coffee: :coffee: Yep I do like my  :coffee:

Cliff :beer:

Weston Bye:
Cliff,

Pleased to meet you.  I am still some ways away from any CNC projects.  Besides, there have been other authors in the magazine doing series on CNC and ballscrew retrofits.  I will leave that to them.

Without hijacking my own thread and turning it into sea stories, where did you serve?  (edit: oops, sorry, just found your intro thread) My full tour, after A school was with RVAH-13 (Google it) from Albany GA, deployed on the America for a Med cruise, and on the Enterprise for a WestPac cruise.  By the end of my tour I was an AQB2.
Weston

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