Ed Huntress wrote:
"Gunner" wrote in message
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On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 15:35:16 GMT, Steve Austin
wrote:

Tom Gardner wrote:

I'm reading an interesting novel about the island of Nantucket
getting transported back in time to 1200 BC. (Island in the sea of
time) The residence have to gear their technology back quite a
bit, understandably. One of the first things they do is organize
the hobby machinists into an industry to produce necessities and
trade goods. Machine shop heroes! One big problem looming is the
finite supply of tool steel and cutting tools. How would someone
with such limited resources make small quantities of serviceable
tool steel cutting tools? They have plenty of mild steel from
boats and cars.


Burnt out light bulbs and bumpers from old American cars?

Axles

Why?

Source of tungston and chrome.
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