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Having been one of the last genera-
tions of skilled machinists, I always
felt I could work anytime and never
have a problem finding work. Quite
to the contrary.
CATOR, January 2007, p. 32]. I
found the article very fundamen-
tal, yet interesting, while also
remaining useful for even a sea-
soned engineer. It reminded me of
a discussion I had with my high
school drafting teacher on a return
visit to my school—where I was
taught manual drafting, but no les-
sons on tolerancing practices.
Thanks for the wise words.
Trevor Williams
Kennesaw, Ga.
Even with all of my manufactur-
ing skills and fabricating knowledge,
my age ( 60) is a stumbling block,
although no one will admit it
because of age discrimination issues.
At this point in my career and stage
in life, money is not even an issue.
All I want to do is share and use the
40-odd years of knowledge I have
acquired.
So, when you write about the
shortage of skilled labor and feel
sorry for the industry, recall that
skilled people are out there, but
nobody wants us—not even the
remotest interest because 40 years
A Fan From Down Under
I am about to renew membership
in the Fabricators &
Manufacturers Association
(FMA), International.
I have been recieving The FAB-
RICATOR as part of the member-
ship, but I would also like to
receive STAMPING Journal and
perhaps Practical Welding Today.
However, it’s not obvious from the
form how much that will cost.
Could you let me know, please?
Alex Gouch
New South Wales, Australia
of experience relates to 60 years of
age.
Let the industry know that and
help the coming generations use
MultiCam’s strength comes from industry-leading
innovation that has empowered us to produce some of
the highest quality, best performing CNC machines in
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point. The key advantage to owning a MultiCam is that
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with virtually all industry standard CAD/CAM and
nesting software.
their skills as long as they can.
Jim Hagler
El Cajon, Calif.
Call or go online to see why adding a MultiCam
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Whether your shop is large or small we make a machine
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Learning Lessons
of Tolerance
I recently read your column discussing tolerances [“Tolerance (or
lack thereof),” Precision Matters
with Gerald Davis, The FABRI-
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