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The 6-Spindle Accordion?

Is the National Acme screw machine today the accordion of machining?  Are shops staking their future on the Acme the polka bands of manufacturing?  As

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$40 an Hour? Are You Crazy?

The malaise of American manufacturing is the shortage of skilled workers.  Every few days, I hear the familiar lament, “I just can’t find good people.”

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Aging Gracefully?

Stuff I’ve wanted to write about but didn’t have the guts to. It stinks to feel old. I am well into being 78 years old,

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The Recession Boom

There is an economic boom going on in recession predictions.  Since COVID-19 hit in early 2020, the brilliant economists and professional pessimists have been predicting

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