"Andy McArdle" wrote in message
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"Peter Holt" wrote in message news:42b5e999.0@entanet...
My thanks to Peter, George and Andy the spear chucker. It looks as if
the
balance of opinion is in favour of the rings so I will give them a go.
BTW Andy. Before your next excursion on the lathe you may pick up some
useful hints by reading Moby Dick first.
Peter

I don't think I'll be trying that particular test again in a hurry. Even
though I'd planned for the worst and taken precautions, methinks I was
lucky
this time.


Ed Moulthrop, deceased, used to use a tool he called a "lance" to do most of
his monster works. A giant Oland tool in form. So perhaps your reading
for future attempts would be better spent on Le Morte d'Arthur over the saga
of the Pequod....