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10-16-2007, 11:14 PM #1
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10-17-2007, 01:15 AM #2
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That was neat, but the guy on the letric lathe was not very talented, a really good turner, would have beaten the leg powered lathe by quite a bit.
Still REAL impressive the guy Robin on the leg powered lathe, I mean REAL impressive!
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
William Arthur Ward
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10-17-2007, 06:29 AM #3
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Enjoyed it with a big smile on my face. That was for sure a battle between modern and old. But now the question, what is old, and what is modern??
What they call today modern is old tomorrow.
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10-17-2007, 10:19 AM #4
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Great race, Bill. I'd agree with Stu...the electric guy didn't have his act together. (Or perhaps he was putting on an act?)
Of course, any foray into YouTube begets other links. Here's the other end of the lathe turning technology spectrum:
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. - Hunter S. Thompson
When the weird get going, they start their own forum. - Vaughn McMillan
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