[TheForge] 11/16 x 20 bolt needed--help

Wed May 15 18:44:00 2002

even if you are not a student at the local vocational school they will often do some small outside jobs for a nominal charge.

bob

>Do you know somebody with a lathe? Even going to a machine shop would
>probably be cheaper than having one custom made. Don't know though, I've
>never priced something like that, I have a lathe.
>
>One more "tip" for those who have these kinds of "problems" often. Enroll in
>a local high school or college "night" shop (industrial arts <sigh>) class.
>For a VERY reasonable price you get access to a well equipped shop and
>expert (hopefully) advice. I haven't seen a school shop in a number of years
>but in high school we were very well equipped: lathes, mills, shaper,
>surface grinder, forge, foundry, various and sundry bench and pedestal tools
>(including a fully tooled Hossfeld bender) and all the hand tools and
>instrumentation a person would need baring the extraordinary.
>
>If I don't get a shop of some description set up this summer I'll be
>enrolling at the local college this winter.
>
>Frosty
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