Hello

I have been in the machining profesion for 32 years . I started operating WW2 era turret lathes mostly Warner Swasy progressed to cnc milling centers and now I run a 4 meter cnc turret . I have always had a intrestvand tallent with machinery and began repairing them early in my career . I have made many tools to make things go more smoothly and now am trying my hand at building a machine.

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