At least to me beautiful. Saturday I turned a bunch of aluminum
castings for a customer. They are about 5 inches long and 2.375
diameter with a bunch of grooves and a 4 inch diameter flange on one
end. They are fuel fills meant to be welded into the deck of a boat.
Anyway, I just walked into the shop, turned on the lights, and
there on the bench were all these shiny parts. I dunno why but I still
really dig looking at shiny metal parts. Especially when I made 'em.
Being completely truthful, I do good work. Mostly. But I should
seeing as how I have been machining metal for over 40 years.
Nevertheless I still sometimes look at stuff I have made with a little
bit of wonder. I made those? Really? They look so good.
I guess we shouldn't be afraid of appreciating ourselves now and
then.
Eric