"Mike Dobony" wrote in message
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"mm" wrote in message
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On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:53:41 GMT, yourname wrote:


Don't machine shops do that sort of thing for people who hire them?

Not if they can get away with out

So, the OP should go there and only be willing to pay a reasonable
price, and see if they'll do it. You don't get anywhere if you don't
ask. He had sense enough to ask this ng for ideas. He should ask a
mahcine shop guy.


I WORKED in a machine shop. A friend is the only option until I have the
space and extra money to set up my own hobby machine shop. The lathe in
question for the smallest size that would do this job, but not other
wished-for projects is about $700 unless I can find one in an estate sale.


Also, when should I ask the machine shop guy? When I loose the price of the
gun anyway by taking off work to locate a machine shop that would do this
for a reasonable price? I DON'T have any vacation time. I also need it by
today, by this morning! Therefore I bought the Ridgid yesterday because of
the low torque of the Harbor Freight gun.

Mike D.