The archive to which Gunner referred in his post," Trouble with cut-off
operation on lathe" got me thinking. This archive
(http://yarchive.net/metal/parting_off.html) was apparently patiently hand
searched, assembled and edited. Does anyone know a way, using Google or any
other means, to bulk archive the postings of a single author and save same
to a CD. I'm talking about the individual, out-of-context messages, not the
entire threads.

The contributions of the late Robert Bastow (Teenut) would be an obvious
candidate. Or, if Harold Vordos could easily do this with his own postings
pertaining to grinding, he would end up with the basis for a book on the
subject. IMO, there have been several other contributors with a high
wheat-to-chaff ratio and exceptional presentation skills.

David Merrill