[ARC5] Black radios

[J. Forster]

The manufacturing part was the "admission charge" for getting machine shop
training, which is what I wanted, from those real experts. And that was
both useful and fun!

-John

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> On 21 Feb 2010 at 10:16, J. Forster wrote:
>
>> Correct.
>>
>> In fact, there is a whole field devoted to designing manufacturing
>> processes for parts...
>>
>> Do you turn this diameter or drill this hole first? How fast do I run
>> this tap...  to slow and production suffers, too fast and tolerance
>> suffer or you break taps. Books of speed/feed charts, etc.
>>
>> BORING,
>
> Hmmm....I wouldn't find it so...
>
>> but essential for old school MEs. I had to take a course in
>> it. Ir was taught by a really nice guy who ran a gun factory in WW II,
>> and KNEW this stuff.
>
> Gee...that sound almost like Heaven to me! :-)
>
> Ken W7EKB
>
>