True machining is FAR more than putting a part in and pushing a button. You've got to know math, be able to understand cause and effect, differences in types of metals. Most in my family are machinists, going back several generations. Before machining my family were blacksmiths. I'm not speaking of the cnc machine either. To be a true machinist you've got to understand how to take a chunk of metal and turn it into a functioning machine.
You're thinking of the person who does the programming and prototyping. That guy's always white. Once you get the program set and kinks ironed out, a robot could do the actual machining. It's just that spics don't require the massive up-front investment like robots.
I'm not speaking about cnc machining. I'm talking about old school pre computer machining. Where you had to do the thinking and figuring. You had to operate the lathes, drills, grinders etc. Back when it was real man's work.
I grew up in a machine shop watching and learning from my dad as he did from his. Do I know what I'm talking about.
Well if you think it takes skill to mount a part in the CNC, close the door, and press the button, I don't know what to tell you. I spent years watching a warehouse full of people with zero skills do it all day long. I was the one who QAd their parts.
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