Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.65] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.5) with ESMTP id 2626636 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 06 Oct 2003 22:49:12 -0400 Received: from rad ([68.212.15.208]) by imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.27 201-253-122-126-127-20021220) with ESMTP id <20031007024917.BNES1821.imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Mon, 6 Oct 2003 22:49:17 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Mill/Lathe tools Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2003 21:49:12 -0500 Message-ID: <000001c38c7d$972c2840$0201a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C38C53.AE562040" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C38C53.AE562040 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Greetings all, =20 First, I would like to profusely thank everyone for their input on this subject. Many of you have taken lots of time, to research, and type suggestions, and I really do appreciate it! Mike, the army tech manual = was VERY helpful, since it answered many of my basic questions. It might = answer all of them if I enlisted in the army, and someone forced me to read all = of it :-) Dale, your import links were equally useful. =20 =20 I've spend many, MANY hours over the last few days looking into machine tools, and think I have finally come to a conclusion. At this point in time, for my projected uses, I believe the 3 in 1 Shoptask machine is = the most reasonable purchase. It has a lot of bang for the buck, as well as bang for the sq ft. It is so vastly superior to anything I've ever had, that I can't even comprehend all that it will do. Believe me, I have = spent a considerable amount of time thinking of all the things I could have = used this for in the past, and the things that I need it for now, and in the future. I don't believe it's size will not be a serious limitation for = me. Sure, I can think of a few things that I couldn't do with it, but then again, I might not be able to do those things with the next size up = machine either. You've got to draw the line somewhere. =20 =20 If I buy the Shoptask, the worst possible outcome is that I find that I really like machining parts, and want to upgrade to something bigger. = Step one will be to build a real workshop (a current consideration anyway), = then I can shop for some good old American heavy metal. At that point, I = could either move the Shoptask to the hanger, or sell it at a loss. Say I = lose $1000 selling it. It certainly won't be the first $1000 I've thrown = away, and I would probably consider it a fair price to pay to prove that it's worth buying a large, serious machine. Yep, I may just order one = tomorrow. =20 Thanks again for all the comments. Oddly, I feel like I'm letting some = of you down by making this decision. =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C38C53.AE562040 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Greetings=20 all,
 
First, I=20 would like to profusely thank everyone for their input on this = subject. =20 Many of you have taken lots of time, to research, and type suggestions, = and I=20 really do appreciate it!  Mike, the army tech manual was VERY = helpful,=20 since it answered many of my basic questions.  It might answer all = of them=20 if I enlisted in the army, and someone forced me to read all of it = :-) =20 Dale, your import links were equally useful. 
 
I've spend=20 many, MANY hours over the last few days looking into machine tools, = and=20 think I have finally come to a conclusion.  At this point in time, = for my=20 projected uses, I believe the 3 in 1 Shoptask machine is the most=20 reasonable purchase.  It has a lot of bang for the buck, as well as = bang=20 for the sq ft.  It is so vastly superior to anything I've ever had, = that I can't even comprehend all that it will = do.  Believe me, I=20 have spent a considerable amount of time thinking of all the things I = could have=20 used this for in the past, and the things that I need it for now, and in = the=20 future.  I don't believe it's size will not be a serious = limitation=20 for me.  Sure, I can think of a few things that I couldn't do with = it, but=20 then again, I might not be able to do those things with the next size up = machine=20 either.  You've got to draw the line=20 somewhere.  
 
If I buy the=20 Shoptask, the worst possible outcome is that I find that I really like = machining=20 parts, and want to upgrade to something bigger.  Step one will = be to=20 build a real workshop (a current consideration anyway), then I can = shop for=20 some good old American heavy metal.  At that point, I could either = move the=20 Shoptask to the hanger, or sell it at a loss.  Say I lose $1000 = selling=20 it.  It certainly won't be the first $1000 I've thrown away, and I = would=20 probably consider it a fair price to pay to prove that it's worth buying = a large, serious machine.  Yep, I may just order one=20 tomorrow.  
 
Thanks again=20 for all the comments.  Oddly, I feel like I'm letting some of you=20 down by making this decision.  
 
Cheers,
Rusty=20   
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