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Re: Attributes of a Machinist         


Author: PrecisionMachinisT
Date: Nov 15, 2006 10:26

"brewertr" aol.com> wrote in message
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> SVL,
>
> I understand how you can take offense to my post.
>
> brewertr wrote;
>
>>> Negative aspects:
>
>>(lousy machinist)
>>
>> 1) Pigheaded
>> 2) Know-it-All
>> 3) Thinks good enough is good enough
>> 4) "Its all about me" type attitude
>
> You seem to fall into at least 3 out of the 4 traits I listed for a
> Lousy Machinist.
> ...
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Re: Attributes of a Machinist         


Author: John
Date: Nov 16, 2006 20:59

PrecisionMachinisT wrote:
>
> "brewertr" aol.com> wrote in message
> news:1163612903.596003.94310@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>> SVL,
>>
>> I understand how you can take offense to my post.
>>
>> brewertr wrote;
>>
>>>> Negative aspects:
>>
>>>(lousy machinist)
>>>
>>> 1) Pigheaded
>>> 2) Know-it-All
>>> 3) Thinks good enough is good enough
>>> 4) "Its all about me" type attitude
>>
>> You seem to fall into at least 3 out of the 4 traits I listed for a ...
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Re: Attributes of a Machinist         


Author: Gary H. Lucas
Date: Nov 17, 2006 18:14

"John" intergrafix.net> wrote in message
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> PrecisionMachinisT wrote:
>>
>> "brewertr" aol.com> wrote in message
>> news:1163612903.596003.94310@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>>> SVL,
>>>
>>> I understand how you can take offense to my post.
>>>
>>> brewertr wrote;
>>>
>>>>> Negative aspects:
>>>
>>>>(lousy machinist)
>>>>
>>>> 1) Pigheaded
>>>> 2) Know-it-All
>>>> 3) Thinks good enough is good enough
>>>> 4) "Its all about me" type attitude ...
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Re: Attributes of a Machinist         


Author: PrecisionMachinisT
Date: Nov 17, 2006 22:08

"Gary H. Lucas" verizon.net> wrote in message
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>
> "John" intergrafix.net> wrote in message
> news:455D4447.DE281D64@intergrafix.net...
>> PrecisionMachinisT wrote:
>>>
>>> "brewertr" aol.com> wrote in message
>>> news:1163612903.596003.94310@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>>>> SVL,
>>>>
>>>> I understand how you can take offense to my post.
>>>>
>>>> brewertr wrote;
>>>>
>>>>>> Negative aspects:
>>>>
>>>>>(lousy machinist)
>>>>>
>>>>> 1) Pigheaded ...
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Re: Attributes of a Machinist         


Author: Garlicdude
Date: Nov 18, 2006 06:07

Gary H. Lucas wrote:
> I agree with you completely, and mostly come down on PrecisionMachinist's
> side of it too. I used to work in an industry where my automation product
> absolutely had to be made as cheap as possible, or I simply could not sell
> it. I can't tell you how much trouble I had getting cheap parts. When I
> specified saw cut I'd get parts machined on both ends. The cost to clean up
> the ends was more than the rest of the machining! I'd get the answer "We're
> machinists, we take pride in our work" I wanted to reply, "I'm a fucking
> engineer, and your parts aren't made to my print!" I finally fixed the
> problem. I bought a damn cold saw and supplied the raw parts so close to
> tolerance they didn't have any material to try and clean up the ends!
>
> Gary H. Lucas
>
>

Gary, If the job was quoted, I assume you got quotes, and
went to the lowest bidder why would you care if the ends
were machined?
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Re: Attributes of a Machinist         


Author: Randy Replogle
Date: Nov 18, 2006 06:19

Gary H. Lucas wrote:
> John,
> I agree with you completely, and mostly come down on PrecisionMachinist's
> side of it too. I used to work in an industry where my automation product
> absolutely had to be made as cheap as...
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Re: Attributes of a Machinist         


Author: Nunya
Date: Nov 21, 2006 13:35

In article usenetserver.com>,
precisionmachinist@hotmail.com says...
>
> "brewertr" aol.com> wrote in message
> news:1163612903.596003.94310@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>> You seem to fall into at least 3 out of the 4 traits I listed for a
>> Lousy Machinist.
>>
>
> Hopefully you'll someday come to realize that this is only usenet.

You make that crystal clear.
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