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Twin
 Post subject: Newb saying Hi :D
PostPosted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 11:13 am 
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Hi folks,

The names Twin i'm a marine engineer in her maj's finest (24 years). Just got myself a Pinnacle Excel lathe to play with & thought i'd join your merry forum. I hope to learn a lot from you all ;-)

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Inspector
 Post subject: Re: Newb saying Hi :D
PostPosted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 11:17 am 
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Hi Twin. :)

Pete
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coal miner
 Post subject: Re: Newb saying Hi :D
PostPosted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 11:44 am 
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Good to see here , adds flavor to the mix . Welcome to the forum !

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refinery mike
 Post subject: Re: Newb saying Hi :D
PostPosted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:14 pm 
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greetings twin,

I have had a lathe for forty years and i learn something new every time i come on this site. Just ask a question even vaguely related to making anything and someone on here has done it. It is amazing. You will find people here are real helpful, sometime opinionated, but never mean spirited. Be sure to send in pictures of what you are doing, or your ship and ship mechanics (No top secret stuff)
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Twin
 Post subject: Re: Newb saying Hi :D
PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 10:15 am 
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Here she is :)

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rammed
 Post subject: Re: Newb saying Hi :D
PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 10:43 am 
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Nice lathe and welcome :P
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spro
 Post subject: Re: Newb saying Hi :D
PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 10:34 pm 
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Hello Twin. Great to have you aboard. :) That lathe is quite a find, different in many respects from that size seen here.
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Twin
 Post subject: Re: Newb saying Hi :D
PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 3:16 am 
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spro wrote:
Hello Twin. Great to have you aboard. :) That lathe is quite a find, different in many respects from that size seen here.


I've been told that it's not the size that counts! it's what you do with it!! ;-)

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spro
 Post subject: Re: Newb saying Hi :D
PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:00 pm 
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A motto is "a proper tool for a proper job". Your machine looks like a Colchester of a model I've never seen before, the main clue being the base has that strong arced area like her larger (sisters, if you will) of Clausing Colchesters. The controls have nice features that the Asian ones lack. Plz pardon if i go on a bit to another question; The cart upon which it is shown is actually a mobile elevation table, right ? That is so neat to be able to load to a bench. The lathe is so stout, you could clamp a few corners and use it that way. Yes.Some bracing and then it could be taken down in minutes to free up the mobile table.
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oldbrock
 Post subject: Re: Newb saying Hi :D
PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:25 pm 
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Hello Twin. I left North Wales, Buckley, in 1954 and have been back many times. There is a hobby machinist in Prestatin goes by the name of Aboard Epsilon, you will find him on the Home Shop Machinist site, sorry moderator but just trying to guide Twin to a fellow machinist in the area. Peter

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Harold_V
 Post subject: Re: Newb saying Hi :D
PostPosted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 12:33 am 
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oldbrock wrote:
sorry moderator but just trying to guide Twin to a fellow machinist in the area. Peter

Twenty lashes! :lol: :lol: :lol:

We do not have a policy against being helpful on this board.

Harold

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Harold_V wrote:
We do not have a policy against being helpful on this board.

Unfortunately some boards have a policy against promoting other forums. Usually commercially sponsored boards.
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