| Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,881 | Hmmmm- - - - -my shop isn't quite that fancy, and some of my equipment is older than me. One of my Van Norman boring bars has a brass tag attached that says "wartime production finish". They were embarrassed to turn out something that rough looking. I can still hold a +/- .0005" diameter tolerance with it, though! Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt! There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
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