On 09/01/2016 11:45 PM, Andy Pugh wrote: > >> On 2 Sep 2016, at 01:07, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@shentel.net> wrote: >> >> one problem, the SOB is made out of aluminum! >> >> So, what the heck do I do about that? > How about using it? It appears to have lasted this long and the lathe saddle > gib doesn't work very hard. > Maybe it is original and Sheldon knew something you don't? > It might be aluminum bronze. But, best to check with John Knox on the Sheldon group, he is from the family that owned Sheldon and worked for a number of years in the factory. He has the remaining docs on everything Sheldon built, and can tell you what it was SUPPOSED to be made of.
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