On Sat, 4 Nov 2017 03:28:42 -0400
Tom Gardner wrote:

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It really is a good, useful idea, it will be a bit harder to build now
that I no longer have a machine shop. But using hand tools is good
practice. I will have to farm out a couple of turnings and a bit of
mill work.

There is a maker-space kind of operation locally here that has mills,
lathes, tools... for use. You pay a monthly fee or some such for access.

It looks like there is something similar in Cleveland. Might be worth
checking out if you haven't already...

http://www.makersalliance.org/

The Cleveland Library has a 3D printer and a few other goodies too:

https://cpl.org/subjectscollections/...al/makerspace/

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Leon Fisk
Grand Rapids MI/Zone 5b
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