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  1. 11th December 2006, 09:09 PM #1
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    G'Day All

    Thought you may be interested in this thread I stumbled on http://www.stuartking.co.uk/articles/leonardo.htm

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  3. 11th December 2006, 09:17 PM #2
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    come on , in your best Hoges impression, thats not a big lathe....

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    Whether Leonardo actually designed this treadle lathe or whether he just sketched what was already in existence will always be a matter of debate, but one thing is for certain, without it there would not have been, could not have been an industrial revolution! This lathe is the first machine tool, the father of all others that went on to produce ever increasingly complex machines leading to the industrial age we live in today!
    Sheee. Now we are being blamed for starting the Industrial Revolution.
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    I could just see in 'that' hat
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    did you notice that his lips don't fit together?
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    Sheee. Now we are being blamed for starting the Industrial Revolution.

    What you don't remember

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    this guy ever heard of electricity
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    Sheee. Now we are being blamed for starting the Industrial Revolution.

    Nah! it was them Eyetalians
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    All right then..... who is gona be the first to post a pic of one just like it that they built?

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    G'Day Soundman

    Don't say I said so but woudn't be surprised if Skew has one in that shed of his !

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    Quote Originally Posted by soundman View Post
    All right then..... who is gona be the first to post a pic of one just like it that they built?

    cheers
    oh no it will proberly be made in miniture and photographed next to a watch battery ( little button one )
    skew posted a pedeal powered one 2 weeks ago , but it was made of steel
    how come a 10mm peg dont fit in a 10mm hole
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