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Hey Ed, this shows a Heavy 10 lathe like yours and mine on a WW2 Navy
harbor repair ship.
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/57941...-h/57941-h.htm

Clearing and restoring a sabotaged port facility is an extreme example
of disaster relief, and the ship's equipment list suggests that common
shop machinery is enough for their part of the effort.


 
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