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Well here? is my info on me?? I am Brett Hurt? age 47?? work for? county Propation department for the last 15 years and hope to retire from the salt mines in 7 years.?? I learned about machine work in the Army when I was a welder there. And thought man this is neat. So after 5 years in the green machine I went to the JC. and learned to be a michinest. Did that? some what but moved on to probation better money.?? About 10 years ago I got entersted in phonographs? but found out that I like to restore them. SO I have a back ground in welding and machine work. I would fix a few make some money buy a tool. So in time, I was over my head and need some machine work found a very nice old guy? with lots of stuff to do my machine work. Then the big ? mark came up (Brett) go get a lathe you neeeeeeeeeeeeed one.? I ask the nice old guy if he knew of any. And sure as that he said, he had a? friend that had a South Bend for sale. I bought him lunch and came home with the 1940? South Bend? got for $500.00 out the door and he had rebuilt it. Been very happy ever since. So on Sundays when I do most of my resto's I get to play with it. I now want a 13 in. Have a enco mill-drill and all the other stuff you need.? If you would like to look at my web site go there ?? Ho I almost for got I have a very sweet wife who lets play in the shop. Some times she will say Brett when did you get this. and I will say? your dad gave it to me.? Ya sure. But I neeeeeeeeeeeeeded it!???


Paul R. Hvidston
 

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Hey Brett,
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I checked out your phono restoration page. Very nice. That old Edison is beautiful. I do the occasional old radio restoration. It's kind of hard to put one of the old vacuum tubes on the lathe and fix it up ;-) but I do make bushings, shafts and knob inserts on the lathe. Then there's the cabinet work in the wood shop. There's something about the way things used to be built.
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Cheers!
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Paul R. Hvidston
Upland, CA