Recently someone said there was a design for an automated flame cutting machine
in the book "The racer's guide to fabricating shop equipment" by John Block,
which was published in 1985. I obtained a copy via interlibrary loan and read it
today.

What a POS. The only design at *all* worth even considering is the flame cutter,
and he is a terrible author. The piece on the flame cutter gives almost zero
idea how the thing is to be used, moreover it is the same design that appeared
in "Home Shop Machinist" in which a wheel driven by a DC motor follows a
template, apparently by magic. Not at all what I was hoping for.

I heartily recommend passing on this book, it isn't worth crossing the street for.

GWE

That's funny...I built the sheet metal brake and it works fine???

wrote:

That's funny...I built the sheet metal brake and it works fine???


Well, admittedly I'm not much interested in that. They all look like they would
probably work OK, but I don't really need a book telling me how to make an
engine hoist or engine stand or things like that.

GWE