Looks very interesting I saved t to my favorites. I used to have my favorite quote form Edward Demmings on my office door. "Doing your best is not good enough. You must first know what to do then do your best. "
It would seem that writings such as that were written by practical men to practical men, with no need to embellish with big technical words that did not matter, and likely might obscure the subject. I enjoyed the writings of Samuel Smiles in his "Industrial Biographies" of the approximate 1860s for that reason,
I totally agree. I can't count the times I lost interest because of someone's word porn usually to put themselves above those reading it.
I’m 50, and write software for a living. I learned to code as a kid, so I went from the very simple computers of my childhood to today, where the equivalent of super computers, unlimited storage and bandwidth are basically free. What appeals to me about learning from people in these eras is how much they accomplished with constrains and scarcity.
As I have gotten older, I have cared less and less about trying to sound smart. Until recently, I would felt embarrassed to ask the questions I’ve been asking here lately. Caring less and less about what other people thing of me has been one of the best parts of getting older, and makes me look forward to getting old.
Oh, I like that. I remember reading a story about a pottery teacher who split a class into two groups: one group was supposed to churn out pots, the other was supposed to make one perfect pot. The churn-out group ended up making better pots because they made so many of them. Being able to make quicker scraping passes on aluminum might do the same. Thanks!This is going to sound a bit crazy, but you might want to start with a section of Aluminim extrusion or even plastic to start scraping. The scraping will go MUCH faster and you can get a feel for the "hinging" thing and be able to scrape out bumps pretty quickly.
You might intentionally belt sand in a dip and a bump
Scraping steel is slooooow.
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I relate to what you said very well. For 30 years my job expected me to dress the way they wanted me to and act and talk the way the egomaniacs I worked for did. I always resisted the mold. Which somewhat made me an outcast, but my no *******t methods earned me my promotions and higher than average pay. People that are fueling their own Egos hate it when I tell them to drop the word Porn and dumb it down so people can understand them. Now I dress the way I want to almost never shave and get my daughter or friends to cut my hair twice a year. Now that my daughter has moved away and my friend died I cut it myself. My don't GAF attitude and disguise makes it harder for those I used to work for and with to recognize me and that is the way I like it. I am currently listening to one of the audio books about Iron and Tool making. The site is excellent, I am currently starting chapter 5 and when complete I will listen to the one you referred us to read.