Lloyd Graff
A Mother’s Day Story
Mother’s Day is one of those Hallmark Holidays I’ve always found confusing. My muddle goes back to my father’s view of the May Sunday. He hated it–probably because he hated [...]
Today’s Machining World Goes Strictly Online
As some of you may have heard, Today’s Machining World will be releasing its last printed issue in June 2011. But have no fear, the magazine will continue producing new [...]
Afterthought: The Illusion of Security
Today’s Machining World Archives May 2011 Volume 07 Issue 04 What is your “net worth?” I remember my father used to calculate his net worth often and would meticulously record [...]
Answers to the 7 Questions I asked before PMTS
1. Is there a slowdown? My impression is that business for the builders is generally good and getting better. High gas prices do not seem to be deterring the high level [...]
Swarf: Wisconsin’s Uncivil War
By Lloyd Graff Today’s Machining World Archives May 2011 Volume 07 Issue 04 The battle of Madison, Wisconsin and Columbus, Ohio is the first major fight of America’s new Civil [...]
Forum: It’s Just Not That Simple
Today’s Machining World Archives May 2011 Volume 07 Issue 04 It’s Just Not That Simple I enjoyed reading the primer from the April 2011 issue “How it Works” piece on [...]
Editor’s Note: Ending the Print Magazine
Today’s Machining World Archives May 2011 Volume 07 Issue 04 After almost 11 years of doing Today’s Machining World, I have decided to make the next issue (June) of TMW [...]
America’s Lingering PTSD
It strikes me that Americans are still trying to recover from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder from the 2008-2009 deep recession. Banks are still looking backward at the housing shock and [...]
The Mike Rowe Effect?
A brilliant quarter for Ford. The company is coining money. Mike Jackson CEO of AutoNation, predicts the firm will sell 100,000 cars this year. Domestic car production is running at [...]
Lloyd’s Juicy PMTS Blog
PMTS 2011—middle of Passover, beginning of Easter, and spring break, but the machining guys turned out, at least those from the Big Ten area, to see who would make their [...]