On Fri, 02 Dec 2005 14:39:47 GMT, "The3rd Earl Of Derby"
wrote:

When I done my engineering training I had to file a block of 2" steel to
1&6/8" square :-( ...Icm would be a doddle

It's a horrid job, though. Especially if one is not fond of sports. I
found that my schoolmates who excelled on the football field were also
pretty good at filing and fitting. They seemed to have a natural
talent for judging distances. Me, I was hopeless, both at filing and
at football. Perhaps it was the ones like me who needed to find an
alternative way who were behind many inventions. Needs must, as they
say!

MM