[chbot] So does anyone have a metal lathe?

[Richard Jones]

Nice, Automatic roller blinds were used by Kate Winslett in The Holiday
(2006). Looked really nice. The same mechanism might do nicely for projector
screens. Will be interested to see how it goes.

Richard

On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 6:12 PM, Carl Ranson <carl.ranson at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Thanks Richard and others who offered. I've got one lined up now.
>
> As to what I'm up to, one of the comments the other night got me thinking
> about my long stalled automatic bedroom roller blind project. If I use
> gravity to lower the blind, I just need to add a mechanism to lift it. This
> is a much simpler prospect involving a spool, some wire and a motor.
>
> C
>
> On 22/05/2011 8:47 p.m., Richard Jones wrote:
>
> I have a Myford ML7 at Diamond Harbour that you are welcome to use, its
> about as old as me, and was working well last weekend. I'm no expert so you
> are probably better off with Kays offer. My phone number is 3375337 if
> interested. Are you making something interesting? My last cuts were a taper
> on a marlin spike to help splice some 20mm rope. Cutting on the lathe was
> much quicker and better controlled than the freehand bench grinder.
>
> Richard
>
> On Sat, May 21, 2011 at 7:28 AM, Kay edgecumbe <kayedgecumbe at hotmail.com>wrote:
>
>  no problem have a myford  with expertise with it and myraiad of specialist
> tools  ph 9814888 home most of the time
> 88a Mackworth st linwood
>
> > Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 22:48:57 +1200
> > From: carl.ranson at gmail.com
> > To: chchrobotics at lists.linuxnut.co.nz
> > Subject: [chbot] So does anyone have a metal lathe?
>
> >
> >
> > maybe one that I could make brief use of, like?
> >
> > CR
> >
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