Ancestors

Written by James against the machine on 2024-09-25 at 06:23

Me: wow, this aluminium turns really nicely! It sounds almost like brass? Ha ha! Imagine if I was turning magnesium without realising!

IMAGINE IF I WAS TURNING MAGNESIUM WITHOUT REALISING.

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Toot

Written by Ding Dang Trevor Flowers on 2024-09-25 at 15:23

@j That would be fire.

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Descendants

Written by James against the machine on 2024-09-26 at 02:34

@trevorflowers IT WAS SO FIRE https://noise.j-w.au/@j/113196759879597933

Now I have a bit of a mess to deal with... and some decisions to make!

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Written by M0KHR on 2024-10-02 at 22:25

@j @trevorflowers That is the cutest lathe I've seen for a long time! I didn't know they come in such tiny sizes! :)

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Written by Ding Dang Trevor Flowers on 2024-10-02 at 22:30

@M0KHR Do an image search for "watchmaker's lathe" to see how small they go. Pictured is my little Unimat which is just barely too big to fit in my pocket. 😸

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Written by M0KHR on 2024-10-02 at 22:31

@trevorflowers @j That's such a lovely little thing! I think it'll somehow fall into my shopping list now. I'll figure out what I'll be using it for later.

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Written by Ding Dang Trevor Flowers on 2024-10-02 at 22:35

@M0KHR As far as slippery slopes into rabbit holes, tiny lathes and other watchmaker and jeweler machines are one of the most fun, at least to me.

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