Oh heck it booted - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

3 Aug 1998

On Aug 3, 19:45, Tony Duell wrote:
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  Subject: Re: Oh heck it booted
 > > Hmmm.. I have a small lathe (IMHO _all_ computer preservationists need
...
  > > one, like you need a 'scope, logic
analyser, soldering iron, etc, right
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  > > ;-)). But rubber is not the easiest material
to turn to size - my guess
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    is you need to take a very light cut... 
 With a very sharp cutting tool! 
 That always helps :-). I would also grind a shallower angle on the
 top/front edge, to reduce the tendency for it to dig it. A tool that digs
 in to the rubber would pull it away from the spindle, and cause it to end
 up undersize (and rough!). 
Actually, you want exactly the opposite if you're cutting it -- a very
acute angle, so the rubber is sliced thinly with minimal effort.  You want
to slice it rather in the manner you would do wood turning with a turning
chisel.

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Pete						Peter Turnbull
						Dept. of Computer Science
						University of York