Neil:
I appreciate your perspective on this. It certainly describes the way I feel
about some of the machines-- the #77 comes to mind, for one.
Russ Mack
"Albaugh, Neil" wrote:
> Scott;
>
> Half (?) the fun of racing is in the building of the machine. For creative
> people, not fabricating something is like an artist not being able to paint.
> Speaking of this-- one of my pet peeves-- is that "artists" are recognized
> (and some even subsidized by various government agencies) for their work but
> only those who follow "orthodox" artistic disciplines-- painting, sculpture,
> dance, writing, acting, etc. Frankly, some of the automobile (and other)
> creations that I've seen certainly qualify as "art" and they are also
> functional! I'm sure everyone can think of a car that is so aesthetically
> pleasing that it falls into the category of "art". Has anybody ever gotten a
> grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to build a streamliner? I've
> known some guys who were every bit as skilled in forming sheet metal as an
> "artist" but who never gets any recognition except from our small circle of
> enthusiasts. ... end of rant.
>
> Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Cowle [mailto:scowle@mentorcollege.edu]
> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 10:41 AM
> To: land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: fabrication
>
> I'm out in the garage on the weekend and I have to replace these little
> pretzel like steel brake lines that go between the backing plate and the
> flex hose on my Duster, on the front brakes. Now the easy thing would be to
> call Year One or some other such company but instead it took me several
> tries to make a replacement line, I have trouble making double flares.
> Anyways it gets me thinking about the book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle
> Maintenance and how to get quality one has to put oneself into the object .
> This is done through concentration and effort,and understanding what it is
> you are trying to achieve.This is what I love about working on my own
> machine, the quality or lack thereof is a direct reflection of me. It was a
> little project but fun nonetheless because I did it myself. What about you
> guys out there? Scott
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