Ok, I'll go first. I started on the job cranking handles when in Nov. of '67 so here in just a few months I'll be at the half century mark. The thing is, I'm still doing it and enjoy it. I have a 2400 sf commercial rental and I'm a one man shop and that's how I like it. Of course I started out with manual machining on Bridgeport mills, Sheldon and Hardinge lathes. As soon as I saw a Bridgeport type mill (Induma) fitted with and NC (not CNC) tape system in '72 I was attracted to it like a magnet. When CNC came around they couldn't keep me away from it. I just plain like the technology and making things out of metal. I also MIG & TIG weld, braze solder and fabricate. It's all fun.
BTW, I have never gotten along with wood. I love the look and smell but it is a foreign material to me to build anything out from. Any wood project of mine never turn out well.
How about you?
BTW, I have never gotten along with wood. I love the look and smell but it is a foreign material to me to build anything out from. Any wood project of mine never turn out well.
How about you?