http://groups.google.co.uk/group/alt.horology A group for the science of clocks and watches. 2009-11-22T16:42:55Z Google Groups Tom Charlton waxing_gibb...@hotmail.com 2009-11-22T16:42:55Z http://groups.google.co.uk/group/alt.horology/browse_thread/thread/8bacaa0ce6148d6b/ff6665436700b19c?show_docid=ff6665436700b19c

Very true. Back in the day I ran a Warner &amp; Swasey turret lathe for about <br> five years. After the second year or so I could make that machine dance. <br> Most kids in the US today have never seen one. <br> I want a Sherline too, but I'm supporting too many hobbies as it is. <br> Tom

Jack Denver nunuv...@netscape.net 2009-11-21T21:18:36Z http://groups.google.co.uk/group/alt.horology/browse_thread/thread/8bacaa0ce6148d6b/6986708b421e32c3?show_docid=6986708b421e32c3

There was some reference on the Sherline website to mfring having been <br> tranferred from Oz to US at some point. Unusual in that we don't get all <br> that much in the way of Oz mfred goods in the US. Every once in a while GM <br> will relabel a Holden and bring it over as a Pontiac or somesuch, esp. since

Frank Adam f...@notthis.optushome.com.au 2009-11-21T20:40:03Z http://groups.google.co.uk/group/alt.horology/browse_thread/thread/8bacaa0ce6148d6b/6331971de8c803c7?show_docid=6331971de8c803c7

On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:40:24 -0500, &quot;Jack Denver&quot; <br> I've looked at that. The import laws here are a goddamn maze, but from <br> what i could fathom, if i would get a 4100C at US1400 + $170 <br> postage(according to UPS), it would cost an additional A$300 or so <br> over here in GST(VAT), customs and bank charges. One thing i've never

Norman Schwartz n...@optonline.net 2009-11-21T16:23:28Z http://groups.google.co.uk/group/alt.horology/browse_thread/thread/c8e0e9104e9650d0/8683e53fe9cbaf8d?show_docid=8683e53fe9cbaf8d

<a target="_blank" href="http://groups.google.com/groups?as_umsgid=17945-4B0777E6-270@storefull-3171.bay.webtv.net">news:17945-4B0777E6-270@storefull-3171.bay.webtv.net</a>... <br> Maybe I'll have to wait until Bernie gets out of jail.

cuhu...@webtv.net 2009-11-21T13:59:28Z http://groups.google.co.uk/group/alt.horology/browse_thread/thread/c8e0e9104e9650d0/601c442c47160a8b?show_docid=601c442c47160a8b

My 1914 Ford car has an Antique Car license plate and my 1978 Dodge van <br> has an Antique Truck license plate and my 1983 Dodge van has an Antique <br> Car license plate.I don't have any Antique license plates for my 1948 <br> Willys Jeep and my 1976 made in Germany Westlake Moped.My Jeep was <br> completly worn out when I bought it, I need to rebuild my Jeep and I am

Alex W. ing...@yahoo.co.uk 2009-11-21T13:01:13Z http://groups.google.co.uk/group/alt.horology/browse_thread/thread/c8e0e9104e9650d0/77d346bdd7898e74?show_docid=77d346bdd7898e74

I think car classifications tend to follow the relevant legal <br> definitions. In general usage, the terma are more loosely <br> employed. <br> It also occurs to me that the distinction of &quot;antique&quot; sometimes <br> depends on the event where they are displayed. Some British <br> fairs for instance have guidelines for their vetting committees

dAz d...@zipp.org 2009-11-21T12:04:01Z http://groups.google.co.uk/group/alt.horology/browse_thread/thread/c8e0e9104e9650d0/cc5a681aee7fdad3?show_docid=cc5a681aee7fdad3

in Australia cars 30years or older qualify for Heritage plates, well in <br> NSW, not sure about the other states <br> classifications generally for cars and motorcycles are <br> * 1900-1908 Veteran Cars <br> * 1909-1930 Vintage Cars <br> * 1931-1979 Classic Cars <br> so his car and mine would be classed as Vintage

Alex W. ing...@yahoo.co.uk 2009-11-21T11:24:31Z http://groups.google.co.uk/group/alt.horology/browse_thread/thread/c8e0e9104e9650d0/997e9545e5e69a18?show_docid=997e9545e5e69a18

This is broadly correct, but there are exceptions. <br> Wrist-watches are deemed to be &quot;vintage&quot; if they are aged 30 <br> years or older -- it's the equivalent of &quot;antique&quot; for other <br> goods and it makes sense since 99% of wristwatches are much less <br> than 100 years old. <br> Cars are another exception: in Britain, any vehicle older than 30

dAz d...@zipp.org 2009-11-21T09:06:22Z http://groups.google.co.uk/group/alt.horology/browse_thread/thread/c8e0e9104e9650d0/4c41f2145c3273a6?show_docid=4c41f2145c3273a6

so I will have to wait until 2028 before my model A hits its centenary ;)

cuhu...@webtv.net 2009-11-21T05:17:26Z http://groups.google.co.uk/group/alt.horology/browse_thread/thread/c8e0e9104e9650d0/5c3d66aa51cce2ee?show_docid=5c3d66aa51cce2ee

My sister and brother in law used to snail mail subscribe to Antique <br> Trader.When they got through with reading them, they gave them to <br> me.According to an article I once read in Antique Trader, for something <br> to be considered an antique, it has to be at least 100 years old. <br> I own a 1914 Ford Model T Runabout Roadster car.My car will not be an

Jack Denver nunuv...@netscape.net 2009-11-20T16:40:24Z http://groups.google.co.uk/group/alt.horology/browse_thread/thread/8bacaa0ce6148d6b/9be3dcd43e26b21b?show_docid=9be3dcd43e26b21b

How much would it cost for you to have this shipped? Customs duties? Broker <br> fees? VAT? <br> There are going to be some disparities as the $ fluctuates and the prices <br> don't always get adjusted. Sometime this is in your favor, sometimes the <br> other way round (though usually the importer &quot;forgets&quot; to lower the prices

Frank Adam f...@notthis.optushome.com.au 2009-11-20T16:09:36Z http://groups.google.co.uk/group/alt.horology/browse_thread/thread/8bacaa0ce6148d6b/eb3f437dc42d440d?show_docid=eb3f437dc42d440d

Hi Guys, <br> Any of you use Sherline ? <br> I'm thinking of a 4100 or 4400(still tossing up whether to go with a <br> longer bed) mini lathe. <br> Tolerance, reliability, value for money, other brand ideas welcome. :) <br> Btw, how is this ? <br> On the US official site i could grab a baseline 4100A package for <br> US$675. That's around 740 Aussie bucks..

Jack Denver nunuv...@netscape.net 2009-11-20T15:57:21Z http://groups.google.co.uk/group/alt.horology/browse_thread/thread/c8e0e9104e9650d0/6489c93c0878cd32?show_docid=6489c93c0878cd32

Yes but it partly depends on what the aftermarket bits are - if you use <br> cheap junk or parts that really don't belong, the decline in value is <br> bigger. Even bigger still if you mutilate the watch in order to fit the <br> aftermarket part. There is good repair and bad. Getting the watch/clock <br> functioning again is obviously the goal (I agree w. you that in most cases

Frank Adam f...@notthis.optushome.com.au 2009-11-20T14:59:11Z http://groups.google.co.uk/group/alt.horology/browse_thread/thread/c8e0e9104e9650d0/1ad1148ca13d3e55?show_docid=1ad1148ca13d3e55

On Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:44:34 +0000, &quot;Alex W.&quot; &lt;ing...@yahoo.co.uk&gt; <br> wrote: <br> But Alex. Anything mechanical, if used, will have wear and whatnot <br> requiring replacement of parts. The casing parts, mainspring and stem <br> are all consumables and nobody in their right mind would question the <br> replacement of a broken/damaged part on a watch. If that part is an

J. B. Wood w...@itd.nrl.navy.mil 2009-11-20T11:22:37Z http://groups.google.co.uk/group/alt.horology/browse_thread/thread/c8e0e9104e9650d0/a44f09059cdf13f9?show_docid=a44f09059cdf13f9

In article &lt;9imNm.39710$%j4.28...@newsfe1 8.iad&gt;, &quot;Jack Denver&quot; <br> Hi, Jack (don't say that at an airport), and all. Yes, along with the <br> frustration of having something that may look nice but doesn't work. I <br> have antique vacuum tube table radios in the same condition. Sincerely, <br> John Wood (Code 5550) e-mail: w...@itd.nrl.navy.mil