[AT] Where are the machinists?

[DAVIESW739 at aol.com]

I like that article, I started out as a  machinist in the Navy went to school 
and worked on the ship in the machine shop  to make parts for the ship that 
were hard to get or next to impossible.  We  had to learn the hard way sometime 
to replicate a piece for the ship. I have  great respect for those who work 
in little shops around the country at lower  than average wages making parts 
for hard to find items. 
The last time I  worked as a machinist was in 1966, I was working in a small 
shop on the  Sacramento River on a farm. We made tree shakers, they were of 
the best quality  in the business but farmers were more interested in price than 
quality so it  went belly up.  
Walt Davies