On Mon, 25 Nov 2013 08:00:57 -0500, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote:

"User Bp" wrote in message
...

Yes, but that's how we got where we are. After all, somebody had to
start with rocks and sticks. I'd still like to see a readable
account
of how it's done. Moore's "Foundations of Mechanical Accuracy" gives
a good start, but the narrative is hard to follow beyond the basics.

bob prohaska

Try this:
https://archive.org/details/accuratetoolwor00stangoog

jsw

Thats a lot easier than "Fundimentals of Dimensional Metrology":
(which sits in the "Technical/Difficult ****" shelf of my library.

Thanks!

Gunner

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"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion,
butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet,
balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying,
take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations,
analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer,
cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."
- Heinlein

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