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We're getting a little off topic here, but that's ok.
I find it very fascinating to find such talent that exists among hobby machinists. I've worked with hundreds of machinists of varying skill levels, and some of them aren't nearly the caliber of some of the hobbyists found showing their work on the Internet. But, having said that, I really doubt many of those hobbyists could hold a job in a commercial shop. And that's just fine. It's a different world, with different challenges. I think that's one reason this forum will make it. Some other forums cater strictly to the pros, and shun the hobbyists as though doing the same thing for fun makes them somehow inferior.
I'm no model maker, but I respect and admire those who put great effort into their projects. I suppose I could make models, but honestly, there just isn't much I'd want to scale down and build. I just enjoy the smell of hot sulfurized oil, and the screaming of metal in agony, the hot chips getting caught in my mustache...wait a minute! I don't like that part.
I find it very fascinating to find such talent that exists among hobby machinists. I've worked with hundreds of machinists of varying skill levels, and some of them aren't nearly the caliber of some of the hobbyists found showing their work on the Internet. But, having said that, I really doubt many of those hobbyists could hold a job in a commercial shop. And that's just fine. It's a different world, with different challenges. I think that's one reason this forum will make it. Some other forums cater strictly to the pros, and shun the hobbyists as though doing the same thing for fun makes them somehow inferior.
I'm no model maker, but I respect and admire those who put great effort into their projects. I suppose I could make models, but honestly, there just isn't much I'd want to scale down and build. I just enjoy the smell of hot sulfurized oil, and the screaming of metal in agony, the hot chips getting caught in my mustache...wait a minute! I don't like that part.