30-07-2013, 08:59 PM
Hi,
Well done guys; you are talking a foreign language to me whilst discussing remote controls. I still can't get to grips with the three remotes we have; if I press a wrong button I lose the plot and it drives me round the bend; I also keep picking up the wrong remote? Now if they were steam powered I might be in with a chance.
Many thanks Ed for adding the information on ornamental turning by Holtzapffel. Yes indeed Holtzapffel have never been surpassed when it comes to ornamental turning and their lathes command huge prices these days with a "Rose engine" (Rolls Royce of ornamental lathes) being sold for over half a million pounds years ago. The design on the plates which used to print bank notes was done using a Rose engine.
I've owned all five reprints of the Holtzapffel books for about twenty years these costing a total of £105 which in those days was a great deal of money to us; I'll never part with them. The patterns produced by the various cutting frames are exquisite.
When I start using the Jubilee I'll post my feeble efforts; one thing though is for certain; woodturning is a most enjoyable hobby in its own right whether producing utility or ornamental items. I always enjoy a session on the lathe.
Now back to the plot; I feel like putting my three remotes in the same place as Lawrence's mobile phone?
Kind regards, Col.
Well done guys; you are talking a foreign language to me whilst discussing remote controls. I still can't get to grips with the three remotes we have; if I press a wrong button I lose the plot and it drives me round the bend; I also keep picking up the wrong remote? Now if they were steam powered I might be in with a chance.
Many thanks Ed for adding the information on ornamental turning by Holtzapffel. Yes indeed Holtzapffel have never been surpassed when it comes to ornamental turning and their lathes command huge prices these days with a "Rose engine" (Rolls Royce of ornamental lathes) being sold for over half a million pounds years ago. The design on the plates which used to print bank notes was done using a Rose engine.
I've owned all five reprints of the Holtzapffel books for about twenty years these costing a total of £105 which in those days was a great deal of money to us; I'll never part with them. The patterns produced by the various cutting frames are exquisite.
When I start using the Jubilee I'll post my feeble efforts; one thing though is for certain; woodturning is a most enjoyable hobby in its own right whether producing utility or ornamental items. I always enjoy a session on the lathe.
Now back to the plot; I feel like putting my three remotes in the same place as Lawrence's mobile phone?
Kind regards, Col.
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