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Old 03-07-2012, 04:30 AM   #20091
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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe View Post
A true precision instrument! I once had to make one of those from a bar of aluminum using hand tools and files. Never saw the purpose of that time-consuming exercise.
Sounds like Jr.High shop class... For one, I had to memorize the "California Job Case," the tray that hold individual pieces of type for hand-setting printing type. I've found this a very useful skill in my later life... Not.


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