According to Barbara Bailey :
On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 20:10:03 +0000, (DoN.
Nichols) wrote:

[ ... ]

Is your husband still with us? If so, perhaps you could ask his
opinion on the matter.

[ ... ]

He is, but he has no clue on the mysterious whatzit. He didn't make
it much past the 1" cube test--he's got poison hands,

Aha! A "ruster". That is an awkward condition for a machinist.

and this was
long before latex gloves were readily available.

There is also a special soap -- used by the Swiss watchmakers --
to neutralize the hands. It is probably too expensive for general
machining work. Easier to give him a different job.

Ah, well, it was a
thought...

Thanks for the suggestions
DoN.

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