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-- Bob La Londe CNC Molds N Stuff

-------------------------- I had two nice Walker-Turners in the Mitre model shop, both with broken gearboxes so they ran only at wood speed, and there was no budget for repairs. The few times I put a new blade on some highly educated idiot would soon try to cut a lawnmower blade or such with it. I discovered that the toothless blade would still cut steel by friction heating.

At Segway at least there were no Ph.Ds who broke things in the shop, though to stay on the shop manager's good side I usually had to clean up for myself and everyone else who had used the machine before me.

My 4x6 is an older Delta from when they did things right. That's what I look for in old machines.

I used to run a lot of communication cable in schools, net, phone, video, tv, telemetry, etc. Often we would have the master keys working at night or on the weekend. Except for a few dedicated teachers we would have the place to ourselves. I recall in one maintenance shop they had a gigantic old Rockwell (just said Rockwell I looked) vertical band saw. I couldn't help but turn it on and make a couple cuts. Oh, that was a serious machine. Nothing stopped it. I told the head IT guy if he ever saw it at auction let me know. It sounded like it might have had a bearing going, but for a machine like that I wouldn't care about fixing it.

I used to run a lot of communication cable in schools, net, phone, video, tv, telemetry, etc. Often we would have the master keys working at night or on the weekend. Except for a few dedicated teachers we would have the place to ourselves. I recall in one maintenance shop they had a gigantic old Rockwell (just said Rockwell I looked) vertical band saw. I couldn't help but turn it on and make a couple cuts. Oh, that was a serious machine. Nothing stopped it. I told the head IT guy if he ever saw it at auction let me know. It sounded like it might have had a bearing going, but for a machine like that I wouldn't care about fixing it.

I usually get a happy "holiday" text from him for Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Father's Day.

I bet they won't ever scrap that saw.

I usually get a happy "holiday" text from him for Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Father's Day.

I bet they won't ever scrap that saw.

Bob La Londe

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Not those who know how to use one and value mechanical production skills at least.

I wanted one with the blade welder on the side until I ran out of space. At night school I soon became the assistant who maintained the bandsaw and surface grinder. Another student whose father had a machine shop took care of the lathes and Bridgeport. I was between high tech jobs and could come in during the day as well, to work on restoring my AA lathe.