Re: Holtzapffel

> Hi,
>
> What you seem to be talking about here is the kind of facility which has
> existed for over a century on Holtzapffel ornamental turning lathes although
> the speed of operation may be a slight problem.

In the current vernacular (I have teenagers) Holtzapffel was one very
awesome dude! I just borrowed his set of books from a friend. Incredible
stuff. You've got to hand it to these guys they were at the top of the
game for where their technology was at the time. I'd love to see one
up close (for about a week!) but they're very scarce and extremely
expensive when they go up for auction. Even bits and pieces off 'um
are dear!