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Health: Halitosis to the Mostest
We’ve all been there. You are working closely with someone, thoroughly engaged in conversation, and BOOM! You back up, eyes watering, trying desperately not to make the “Oh My God! [...]
Is College a Waste of Time and Money?
I had an opportunity to interview James Altucher, a writer, Web guy, venture capitalist, stock picker, who has a big following as a blogger. We discussed a lot of topics, [...]
Industry Scuttlebutt
If Mitt Romney does decently in Iowa and wins New Hampshire he has the Republican nomination. If Newt Gingrich wins Iowa and is respectable in New Hampshire he has a [...]
An Interview with former Major Leaguer Doug Glanville
After attending the University of Pennsylvania for engineering, Doug Glanville played centerfield for the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies from 1996 to 2004, accumulating 1100 hits and a 293-game errorless [...]
Shop Doc – Rotational Error When Milling Hex Stock
Dear Shop Doc, Dear Shop Doc. I’m milling a slot along the length of the part on .875 aluminum hex parts with a Mitsubishi M635 controlled Citizen-Cincom C32. In the [...]
Centerless Grinding 101 with Romas Juodvalkis
By Lloyd and Noah Graff In April of 2010 Lloyd and Noah Graff interviewed Romas Juodvalkis, owner of Allways Precision, a rebuilder of centerless grinders, to get an education on [...]
Distribution and Manufacturing: Marriage Made in Heaven?
I see a mini-trend developing in the consolidation of companies in distribution and Hydromat machining companies. A major automotive supplier whose core business process is rotary transfer turning of steel [...]
One on One with Rick Harrison of “Pawn Stars”
Rick Harrison started the Gold and Silver Pawn Shop on the outskirts of Las Vegas with his father, Richard, in 1988. The shop is one of the most successful pawn [...]
Don’t Say You’re Sorry
A few years ago, I was playing a doubles tennis match and after missing an easy shot I said to my partner Archie that I was sorry. He then told [...]
Shop Doc – Bent Logo
Dear Shop Doc, We are trying to stamp our company logo on components produced on our CNC Swiss type machines. In the past we’ve had no problems, but we’ve recently [...]