"woodchucker" wrote in message
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On 11/25/2013 5:34 PM, Edward A. Falk wrote
...When I took introduction to milling and metal lathe classes,
we were expected to machine something to within .0001" even as
beginners.

1 /10000 as beginners?
Ridiculous. that's an experienced machinist, not a beginner.
Possible yes, practical.. not at all.
Jeff

It is not unreasonable on a good lathe if an experienced machinist is
coaching the beginner.

jsw