Re: [gingery_machines] outsourcing the bed scraping

 

I don't think you are looking for grinding. A milled surface would be
the ticket, in my opinion.

On 10/16/2010 9:29 AM, regrex101 wrote:
>
> Forgive me if this has been asked before, (I searched for "machine
> shop" and "surface grinder" already), but would it be feasible to send
> your assembled gingery lathe bed out to an auto machine shop for a
> little surface grinding?
>
> I would think that they do these types of jobs all the time, but I
> assume if it's feasible someone else would have thought of it already.
> It seems the bed may be a wee bit bigger than your standard
> four-banger head, but surely the shop also does straght six diesels too.
>
> If doable, how much of the finish bed scraping would I miss? What
> would be a reasonable shop charge?
>
> TIA,
>
> Mark
>
>

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