clearly false - here are examples:
creating aluminum from bauxite
nanomachining
sputter coating and vacuum forming
any PM technology
anything with tolerances in the millionth of an inch

I'm sure there are others, but the list above will do


"MikeMandaville" wrote in message
ups.com...
Any metalworking operation which can be done by machine can also be
done by hand. Is this statement true oe false?




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