I'm looking for a group or newsgroup of people who use small / tabletop / hobbyist lathes for turning small metal components. I've tried just about every machining term I can think of, and this is the only NG that comes up.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
R. Barr
don't know if this is what your looking for but try rec.crafts.metalworking
Robert Barr wrote:
"Robert Barr" wrote: (clip)people who use small / tabletop / hobbyist lathes (clip) ^^^^^^^^^^^ This group includes your specialized field, but is much broader, including all forms of metalworking, and then some. Rec.crafts.metalworking
rec.crafts.metalworking is pretty general and has a lot of off topic flame wars, but that might be just your thing.
yahoo groups tend to be much more focused. one of these may work for you:
The Sherline group on yahoogroups is a very good and active one--
Also, some more yahoo groups -- 9x20Lathe, 8x18Lathe, 7x10lathe
Bill R
Great. Thanks for the replies.
RB
Bill Rubenste> Also, some more yahoo groups -- 9x20Lathe, 8x18Lathe, 7x10lathe
There used to be at least one Yahoo group dedicated to little metalworking lathes. Try some of the brand names as well as turning and other obvious keywords. Sorry I can't be specific. It was tangential to my interests, so I didn't keep notes.
Owen Davies
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