Hello all. I'm a 43 y/o Southern California Consulting Engineer in the
Internet/desktop/real-time software development area. I'm currently
developing wireless networking for PDAs and notebooks.
On to the fun stuff. Besides electronics, ham radio and music, I've been
doing fine woodworking for over 20 years, wood turning for about 8. I've
added metal working the last couple of years. It started with a Grizzly
7x10, then I picked up a couple of Taigs at an estate sale (an old old Micro
Lathe and a newer Micro Lathe II).
I acquired my dream lathe - a 1941 9x36 SB model A this last December. I
wish I could say that I plan on using the lathe for work, but I just love
learning about old tools and the SB certainly qualifies. The dream started
many years ago with a copy of "How to run a lathe" and several editions of
the Henry Ford Trade School Shop Manual. I love old books too! My wife's an
antique dealer so I get lots of old machining books.
Back to the SB. Mine originally had a roller-bearing headstock w/o
back-gear, but I just installed a standard headstock so I could get slower
speeds with torque. I've got a lot of cleaning, painting and tweaking to do,
but I'm having fun. I put together a quick web page for the lathe and I plan
to formalize it as I get more work done on the lathe.
I've got deadlines so that's all for now. Keep the dialog and sharing going!
Paul R. Hvidston
ACKSYS Engineering
Upland, CA
p.hvidston@...
