Hello all

[Toolmaker51]

C-Bag said...Greetings MPMO. Welcome aboard. I've found more stuff by wandering than by searching.

C-Bag's comment struck an immediate chord with me. So much so, dropping my current sign-off for that instead. QM1 USN whoopi-doo; maybe that was trying to impress you guys. I'd prefer to INSPIRE!

When I began machining, made a point of finding as much printed materials as possible, and that continues. Duplication isn't the goal, broad subject matter is. Wound up with something like a library. There is so much 'engineering' 'design' and 'creative solutions' in the older material they are well worth space allotted.
Submitting to internet in mid-90's didn't change that, but the web certainly holds more than any of us could absorb. HMT.net is a network; oldies communicating with newbies, sharing in both directions.
'Newbie' and 'lurker' aren't putdowns - it shows desire to learn - each of us are new to something that expands our knowledge base. Certainly, we enjoy the community of like-minded personalities.
And there's not been a 'poser' or 'wannabe' in sight.

Sincerely