[Zmagnette] Machinist projects

[John Marcell]

Wayne,

Did the same thing @ UT in '57 & still have it

Phil

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> On Dec 16, 2013, at 4:20 PM, "Wayne & Isabel Hardy" <gwhardy at suddenlink.net> wrote:
> 
> I once made a beautiful ball peen hammer, about half usual  size in a machine shop class in college. Made it from a single billet of chrome moly steel, turned the  handle then the head on a lathe, and even put cross hatching on the handle for better grip. Yes it was a project just like now. Sorry I lost access to a good machine shop after that class too.
> On several occasions since I have volunteered to be locked in for a weekend at a big machine shop, but darn they always count noses going out the door.
>  
> Wombat
>  
> From: Steve Kirby
> Sent: Monday, December 16, 2013 12:47 PM
> To: List for the Z Magnette Group - North America
> Subject: Re: [Zmagnette] Machinist projects
>  
> ditto on that
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Steve Hanegan
> To: List for the Z Magnette Group - North America
> Sent: Monday, December 16, 2013 10:44 AM
> Subject: Re: [Zmagnette] Machinist projects
>  
> Machinists are magicians... a good one can take a lump of steel or aluminum and turn it into art! I have known many good machinists in my life, and every one of them is a very highly valued craftsman. You have every reason to be proud! Having access to a good machinist is worth WAY more than money!
> 
> Steve H.
> 
> 
> On Dec 16, 2013, at 10:37 AM, Steven Trovato <strovato at optonline.net> wrote:
> 
> > Thanks for all the suggestions, guys.  The socket for the rear axle seemed like a good project, because I can just provide him with an axle nut and ask him to make a socket for it.  Some of the other ideas are a bit more like engineering projects with a machining component.  I don't think this is an opportunity for a "production run", more like just an item or two.  Whatever he makes will probably have to stay in his "portfolio" for a while for grading and showing off while looking for a job.  Depending on where his career takes him, there may be some opportunities for other MG stuff in the future.  I'm very proud of him and I think it will be cool having a machinist in the family.
> > 
> > -Steve T.
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