On Mon, 09 Jun 2014 18:33:06 -0500, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"
lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote:

"Jim Wilkins" fired this volley in news:ln5erp$d7l$1
:

That thing was big enough to hone artillery barrels.

So? You don't 'build' such a simple machine, you buy off-the-shelf parts
and just 'install' them.

I know from 'simple'. I try to make all my machines that way.

He was just braggin' because it was BIG, but not such a big deal.

Lloyd

I have no idea how elaborate that guy's hone was, but I can assure you
that large production hones are more than "one long cylinder a valve,
and two limit switches." I've modernized and tooled a couple of these:
http://www.networkintl.com/lotdetail.aspx?lot_id=124825

They're not conceptually complicated machines, but not something
thrown together from off-the-shelf parts, either.

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Ned Simmons