should i be upset to see this lathe destroyed?

well heck it is his machine.

Next you'll be telling me not to grind out those old Morseth Blanks I have. :D
 
The guy apparently spent his money on the lathe, and spent more on it than anyone else was willing to spend. In other words, it was worth more to him destroyed, than it was to anyone else repaired. What he does with his money and his "toys" is his business. There is a guy here on the forums that buys knives to "test" to distruction. He is mostly praised for his "testing." I think he is just breaking knives, while wearing a hockey mask. But, it is his money and they are his knives. If he wants to break them, that is his business. I just don't watch the videos, or read the threads. You can find his "testing site" here.

www.knifetests.com
 
Not the same comparison, though I do understand what you're trying to say. Tell me....does he buy vintage Randalls or Morans to test as well? If not, why not?
-Mark
 
No, and probably because he hasn't looked for one, or been asked to test one. But, striders and busses are on his list. Both expensive, collectible, and with a fairly rabid following. I'm just saying that what one does with one's money and toys shouldn't be a matter of concern to anyone else. Of course, that would eliminate tabloids pretty much all together.

By the way, Noss is the "disc jockey" of the knife breaking world. He takes requests. Send yours in.
 
i never said anything about the money involved or anything else. all this was about is that i hated to see that machine destroyed because its beautiful to me. sure he has the right to, i just think its a shame and wondered if others have seen it. it is a matter of concern to me because i think things like it should be preserved... its a piece of history to me.
 
Greg Obach said:
he shoulda sold it... someone else coulda done the fixin and had a good machine...

why not use cast iron from an old engine block or those cheep shit chicom vises... ( which break all the time )... not like theres a shortage of crappy cast iron ...


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The problem is nobody who is looking to use a machine wants to buy a broken machine. And the people who do want to buy the machine are not going to pay more than the scrap value.

There is just so much working surplus equipment selling below cost right now nobody but scrappers are buying broken stuff.

This guy could have put this up for sale and it would have sat there for a year before he eventually sold it to a scrapper for $100
 
Some people like to destroy things in the belief that it will make up for shortfalls to thier undersized appendage.
 
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