Hi Ian, Thanks for your comments, and the link. Ornamental turning is fascinating. Last year, somebody found a Holtzapffel lathe in a garage, here in Cornwall. I had a chance to see it, when it went to the auction house. I wish I could find one !
Cheers, Andy. On Monday 17 May 2010, Ian W. Wright wrote: > Hi Andy, > > I have downloaded your script and had a brief look at it but haven't yet > had time to play with it properly. I can see a use for it in decorating > surfaces - as a form of Engine Turning, but until I get time to look at > it properly, I can't really say how useful it will be. There is another > chap who is writing an engine turning program which is very flexible but > I think your script may do some things that his won't and may therefore > fill a gap. If you are interested, his website is at > http://wood.dyadica.net/site/ . As you will see, his primary interest is > in milling wood but, since I have been beta testing his program for him, > he has incorporated into it a number of features that will be useful to > me in engraving watch and clock dials, jewellery etc.... As soon as I > get the chance, I'll let you know how your script measures up.. > > Ian > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >--- > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
