At 11:06 AM 09/03/2007 -0500, James Swan wrote:
>The machine had integral V blocks and it clamped directly onto any
>bicycle frame tube while you had the bike in your repair stand. Of
>course this was a bad idea because you were compromising the
>integrity of the tube as well as the finish. Seems to me the
>instructions warned against using it on better quality bikes with
>thin tubes. Good advise right?
>
>Anyway, I remember the shop I worked at buying one of these
>specialized machines in about 1973 and I learned how to run it.
>Thankfully it was an idea that never caught on. I was wondering if
>anybody else remembered seeing or using one of those machines... or
>the devastation they left behind?
I've never seen a machine specifically intended to engrave bike tubing, but
this is the New Hermes we have at work for making moulds for rubber stamps.
http://home.mchsi.com/
John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada