The Tool and Die Guy's Web Site

He tells it like it is, doesn't he? Several of us old-timers here have been saying for years that when we pass on, (that is, our generation), who is going to step up to the plate? I have loved metal working my whole life, and am really encouraged to see the people on this site learning the trade. You boys here will be the ones called upon to step in and get the job done. My best to all of you.:))
 
I would like to see someone off the street square up a block of steel, or blue off a tool or a cam, lay out waterlines from a blueprint..
 
The reality is, when and if a demand arises for these skills, we will be out of luck.

Phil is right on the money on that. If the skills are kept alive by hobby-machinists, there will be people out there who know how to do this stuff. If the guys in the know hold the information close to the vest, when they pass, the information passes too.

Look, for me, it is all about learning hands-on. I watched numerous clock repair videos, read books on it, but until someone recently took me by the hand and showed me, one-on-one, how to work on a clock, I was lost. I can't do that with machining- the only people left who would teach me are like 2 hours away. They drove all the manufacturing out of NYC years ago, which is sad for us.

You guys who know have to mentor those who want to learn if you want to keep it going for others in the future.
I'm sorry to sound preachy.


:tiphat:Nelson
 
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