Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/21

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Subject: RE: [Leica] BD and the M7
From: George Lottermoser <imagist@concentric.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 17:28:21 -0600

Marc James Small2/21/03

>I suspect that most of the folks on this List are capable of cutting a
>simple gear-wheel to precise tolerance on a decent machine lathe.  
>Almost
>all of us are old enough to have had shop in junior high rather than the
>current rage of putting girls through shop and boys through Home Ec.

As the son of a tool and die maker - I have the knowledge of how it's done. I've watched it done.
I've done some simple moves with the machines that I'll too soon inherit. However, I would not
have the arrogance to assume that I could accomplish the task in one pass without a hell-of-a-lot
of practice - like any other craft. Hey, you've got a hand and a pencil and you've probably drawn
in high school. You must be one hell of a draftsman.
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