Rick,
I don't think it's anti-precision talk, but more "I can't see myself being able to do that with Gingery machines". The number of posts by Gingery builders is relatively low, un-fortunate, as there's always something to learn reading a build no matter how many you've read. The degree of precision depends far more upon the operator than the machines!
I freely admit to having built a Gingery "ish" dividing head and tooling for my Clarkson Mk I tool and cutter grinder, I build tools to make tools based on both my steel construction back-ground my varied work experience and the books, not conform to true "Gingery" practice, but I owe him a lot. Very useful technique like dividing out equally strange numbers onto the dividing plates before I had any anything other than a junk pillar drill is just one off many examples!
Today's precision machines came from this kind of approach. hand made machines can be extremely precise!
Regards, Matthew
CNC conversion 1944 Colchester Lathe build-up log
http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35519
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From: RG Sparber <rgsparber@aol.com>
To: gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, 12 September 2011, 5:04
Subject: RE: [gingery_machines] Re: Anyone doing something Gingery?
I'm a bit confused by this anti-precision talk. I agree that the finished
Gingery machines don't have this kind of precision but the more precise you
MAKE them, the better they work.
Rick
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From: gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of confed2001
Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2011 7:35 PM
To: gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [gingery_machines] Re: Anyone doing something Gingery?
Wonk, I could not agree more. Many of the topics brought up here have
nothing or little to do with a Gingery machine. As for myself I've recently
completed the Gingery Shaper, & am working on a 2nd lathe. My first lathe
was OK, but not up to snuff, but this was a great learning experience, and
helped me to make the Shaper much better. After I finish the 2nd lathe I
plan on working on the Miller & maybe one or two of the engines that the
Gingery's have done.
Brian
--- In gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com, "Wonk" <tiwonk@...> wrote:
>
> I love all the disscusion on accuracey but doubt most can keep those
tolerances with Gingery design machines! Saying that I would rather read
about someone building Gingery machines and have the other stuff on a
different yahoo groups more related to that topic!
>
> Is anyone building a gingery machine these days or has the concept gone
away due to all the import stuff at low price?
>
> Hope not to offend anyone but this site was /is dedicated to Gingery
machines and related topics.
>
> I've built them all and am making a bit of progress on my second attempt
> Hope to hear from others building or wanting to do so!
>
> Cheers Wonk
>
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