The Machinist

I loved it!

VT

snipped-for-privacy@tucklings.com wrote in news:1133063851.356314.247390 @g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

I got the title wrong though. It's called "Machine Shop".

That is so machinist mindset! Great film.

Plastic coffee stirrers are about ten for a penny. If that guy was working for me he'd be gone with the wind.

Jeff

Jeff Wisnia wrote in news:bJudnQEPR6tnaBTenZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@comcast.com:

Who would hire a guy that puts sugar in his coffee in the first place? Too needy.

Besides, you can't measure with a plastic stirrer:)

I'm sure it will play well to art crowd who actually believe something like that is possible. IMO the producers should've done a short documentary of a real tableware factory in China. They could show the six year old girls standing in front of the polishing machines inhaling dust and fumes all day.

If I wanted to make a spoon I sure as hell wouldn't even think about chucking a round bar in the lathe. Have these people ever been in a real cutlery works?

I do so wish that google would use an open format (or even swf) rather than crappy flv for their videos. It's almost impossible to save anything on there to your hard drive.

IMHO, he'd be gone cuz he drags his files backwards and doesn't wear his safety glasses.

...real machinist use their 6" steel rule to stir their coffee!

On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 02:57:38 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm, skuke quickly quoth:

(You'd have HIRED him, Jeff? ;)

Yeah, what's up with that?

Another safety vid:

ATTN: Gunner

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Google uses that format to prevent copying and thus protect copyrights of the artists. There are ways around it using some capture software. The courts are trying to keep distribution of information in the artists and their agents hands.

Dave, I've got an Hk with the safety in the grip. Many PD's around the country have adopted this model and the things just plain don't go off until you squeeze the grip and then the trigger.

You take one lousy week off to join Thorax at the Elvis concert, and this is what happens: skuke writes on Mon, 28 Nov 2005

Real machinists (or is in engineers) put the sugar and cream in first, then pour the coffee, and let the pouring do the stirring. More efficient, donchaknow?

tschus pyotr

Ah, that'd be the USP, right? I looked at one of those, bought the Glock 19 instead. That actually uses your grip to tension the mainspring, right? Pretty much the same theory as the Glock where there's no energy into the spring until your finger puts it there.

But yes, grip safeties have been around since Mr. Browning's early designs, at least. I bet he'd get a kick out of seeing that today, 100 years-ish after his basic design, you can still buy 'em at any gunstore in the country.

PSP.

I bought mine because I just like to buy interesting hardware. I saw a video running at a gun show demonstrating the safety feature and it was about what you'd expect. The one I have is fairly old and made in Austria. I don't think you can get them new in the US today, just the built in the US ones.

Gotcha.

I understand. Completely.

If I needed yet another 9mm, I'd consider one. More than a few in line before that, though.

There is a USP but IIRC it's 10mm.

The other reason I made the purchase is that they are "dead guys". I won't explain beyond that.

WHAT? and get the engraving all etched off! :-) ...lew...

Of course. Dosent evryone? Don't use the cream but even instant coffee and the sugar or substitute disolve instantly in hot water. :-) ...lew...

This has nothing to do with the story, but... In the picture that goes with that story, where is the laser in the "laser-fitted Glock"? I'm not an aficionado; is it hidden somewhere or is the caption wrong?