On 9 Apr 2007 19:50:32 -0700, "
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Hi Prometheus

Prometheus the brouhaha was about the patented Oneway centre marker,
it just got overblown IMO.

The next is as I recall it, The longworth chuck was devised by an
Australian and had shown it at the wood turners club he belonged to,
and was in the process of writing a how to make it for other wood
turners, but he never finished it, died of cancer I think it was, then
someone from the wood turners club set out and finished it, and then
it got put on the net, for all to use, to the best of my recollection,
there were some improvement/changes added by others and now there are
several sites that show the plans on how to build them, and also some
do have them for sale, I would say you are pretty safe making them
IMO.

Good deal- that was my understanding of the situation, I just figured
I'd ask in case it was a warning in disguise based on something I
hadn't heard of!