[Jewelry making - Article 00103] - Re: [Orchid] Engine turning

[Peter W . Rowe]

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    Gold Machinery happens to have a small straight line engine turning
    machine on ebay right now.  I'm sure they have more that that one,
    if you miss the = auction. 

	
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3D1726851026#DESC

    Engine turning machines include both the lathe type (sometimes
    called a "round" machine, and the straight line machines.  The lathes
    produce round and oval patterns, like watch faces and the barleycorn
    patterns on watch backs.  The straight line machines, which work more
    like a shaper, cut either paralell patterned lines, or radial,
    starburst type lines.  In many ways, they're actually a bit more
    versatile than the lathes.  Check out the Pledge and Altworth web
    site, at http://www.pledge.co.uk/ for more info that you can imagine
    on these machines.  And feel free to email me if you'd like other
    insights.  I've got a machine much like the one being sold on ebay,
    though mine doesn't have an open slot in the patterns for a
    replaceable bar (sigh). 

Peter Rowe
 

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