Is our view of old engineering distorted by the products whichsurvive?
Don Foreman wrote:
Why? Mostly because CNC machining (and designs to exploit it) can
produce better accuracy at lower cost than previous production
methods.
Interesting. What do people think about machine tools themselves? I got
to use a Sharp lathe a few years back. Built in Taiwan. A real nice
machine which I found it difficult to fault.
Best wishes,
Chris
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