"jim rozen" wrote in message
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In article , Robin S. says...

Angie would take the piece, sniff it appreciatively under
his nose like a cigar, and say ".....moly, with five
percent titanium."


I actually saw an apprentice run off and start machining a piece of stock
after an instructor had told him what the material was via this method...

Like telling someone to go to the tool crib and get a "long weight" which
really just turns into a "long wait".

"Oh yeah, I'm getting it ready for you. Just a little while longer..."

Then there's the left-handed hammer, etc.

Regards,

Robin

LOL....I remember many years ago one of the younger (and dimmer)
apprentices being sent to the 'stores' several times for things like 'a
can of striped paint', 'a bag of sparks for the grinder' and 'a set of
holes to fit these taps'.

He was also the guy who had his enamel mug nailed through the bottom to
the bench and then filled with tea, his bicycle welded to the steel roof
beams (20 feet in the air) and the steel toe caps of his work boots
welded to the work bench legs.


--
Larry Green