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O u t i n t h e
W o r k s h o p ,
NBCC'sLou Sans
t
makes what it takes
to keep his vintage
ride on the road
while having serious
fun in the process.
. Consultation with
other "boys", with
toys of ther own,
i
only adds to the
enjoyment.
Everyone Needs his own Lat he St ory and images by Lou Stans
Where t o begin? A lat he, per t he dict ionary, is ?a machine used for working met al, wood
or ot her mat erial by t urning it in a horizont al axis while holding a cut t ing t ool against it ?.
Simple enough- but it belies t he ut ilit y of t he device. There was an old saying t hat t he lat he
was t he only machine t hat could reproduce it self! This was possibly t rue for t he earliest
examples but not so much for t he comput er cont rolled marvels of t oday. Mine however
would be closer t o t he " earlier " versions.
My int erest in lat hes (and machine t ools in general) began pret t y early on. I guess I was a
born t inkerer. I always preferred t o fixing t hings rat her t han buying new. Continued on p. 36
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