On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:25:13 -0500, "Ed Huntress"
wrote:

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I would have approached this as a long-term research project years ago,
except that I don't want to spend that much of my spare time, and I see no
money in it.

If a manufacturer could make a lot lighter frame work for
say a lathe, it seems like it would be profitable. The
do-it-your-selfer would buy some decent bags of redi-mix
locally and pour/finish the machine in situ.

I don't think this is what you had in mind though

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