An article I found interesting:
http://machineshop.olin.edu/resources/documents/Prison%20Camp%20Lathe.pdf
An article I found interesting:
http://machineshop.olin.edu/resources/documents/Prison%20Camp%20Lathe.pdf
and I see why this held your interest
Interesting story. Shows that anything can be done if there is a will to do it..... Jerry (in Tucson)
Interesting to compare that to the Multimachine:
http://opensourcemachine.org/
a milling machine, drill press and lathe made of a discarded engine block.