I don't think its any different than any other place. I not a machinist though.
I don't think its any different than any other place. I not a machinist though.
In my experience the field is dominated by white guys. Granted I have been doing more precision work.
In my experience the field is dominated by white guys. Granted I have been doing more precision work.
Our shop did aerospace parts. Plus or minus 5 tenths wasn't unusual and the occasional 1 tenth. The worst part was our contracts required us to QA 10% of the parts in a batch and management never let us do that. Only 1 part per batch and then they'd sign off that they checked 10%.
Our shop did aerospace parts. Plus or minus 5 tenths wasn't unusual and the occasional 1 tenth. The worst part was our contracts required us to QA 10% of the parts in a batch and management never let us do that. Only 1 part per batch and then they'd sign off that they checked 10%.
A thou isn't much to brag about. A tenth could be depending on the dimension. It sounds like your shop made mostly little widgets using the cheap labor.
A thou isn't much to brag about. A tenth could be depending on the dimension. It sounds like your shop made mostly little widgets using the cheap labor.
Yes you’re a peanut
Yes you’re a peanut
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