Engine decking issue(help)

crackedback said

This x1000

I was going to mention that in my response and left it alone. Getting a machine for less than a regular shop on a 10 year loan would be paying yearly in principle only is just incredible luck. Every shop that has one would be so lucky.

You can buy a boatload of tooling for 100k. lol

Same with my grandfather and Father, they designed and manufactured things for NASA, rockwell, rocketdyne over the years and never had a cnc machine anywhere.

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As I grew up, and learned what I was taught on, and what machines and tooling I was using, and am using now, my profound respect and admiration for engineers and machinists of all fields back before the computer continued to grow.

Those guys did more with less than anyone today. Look at the Oakland engine, and the machining that went into it. They had nothing but manual machines. And slide rules. And engineering handbooks. They did amazing things and held incredible tolerances.

That's just one small example. Those guys didn't have the tooling we have today.

Those guy were incredible. I have the utmost respect for them.

Don't get me wrong. I love CNC machining. But it is merely production work. I'd rather blow my brains out than stand there and feed a machine all day. A good, quality job shop is a rare deal today.