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Posted by Tom Gardner on August 6, 2008, 1:54 am
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I never thought I'd be under this kind of pressure! My part-time, after dark
machining faerie left a note on my desk that he was catching up on his list of
stuff to do. I've even bolstered his load with consumable parts that we
constantly break or wear out, rather than just new projects. Now, I have to go
to work earlier and miss "Family Feud" and "JAG" just to stay ahead of Tim. I
have to design stuff as fast as I can; speed is NOT my forte!
As he's been working, he's been organizing the tooling, fixturing and materials
to a much more professional degree. His presence has also spurred the rest of
my engineering staff to a higher level of accomplishment. And most of all, he
says he really enjoys what's he's doing, our cool projects and my "eclectic"
people.
Anybody need any machining done?
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Posted by Bruce L. Bergman on August 6, 2008, 3:27 am
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On Wed, 6 Aug 2008 01:54:39 -0400, "Tom Gardner" wrote:
>I never thought I'd be under this kind of pressure! My part-time, after dark
>machining faerie left a note on my desk that he was catching up on his list of
>stuff to do. I've even bolstered his load with consumable parts that we
>constantly break or wear out, rather than just new projects. Now, I have to go
>to work earlier and miss "Family Feud" and "JAG" just to stay ahead of Tim. I
>have to design stuff as fast as I can; speed is NOT my forte!
>
>As he's been working, he's been organizing the tooling, fixturing and materials
>to a much more professional degree. His presence has also spurred the rest of
>my engineering staff to a higher level of accomplishment. And most of all, he
>says he really enjoys what's he's doing, our cool projects and my "eclectic"
>people.
>
>Anybody need any machining done?
Sorry, no, but...
Do the design work as far as you can take it, and leave the
'Machining Faerie' your sketches what you think might work - and a
note that if he has a better idea go for it. Then see what shows up
on the desk in the morning, might surprise you.
And the hairball in your steel-toes is just one of the cats
complaining about the rations. You can ignore that.
Either way, it has to follow the usual path: build it and see if it
breaks. Redesign, prototype #2, lather rinse repeat.
You could leave a Clippard Minimatic catalog out and see if any of
the production machines need to be upgraded. Insurance companies feel
a lot better about giving discounts when all the machines that have
human hands in the area have "Two Hand No Tie Down" cycle interlocks,
and are guarded and interlocked against idiot operators.
And video cameras are the other ace in the hole against people
deliberately bypassing safeties and winning themselves a Darwin Award
- If nothing else, you can sell the footage to AFV...
--<< Bruce >>--
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Posted by Larry Jaques on August 6, 2008, 9:17 am
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On Wed, 6 Aug 2008 01:54:39 -0400, with neither quill nor qualm, "Tom
>I never thought I'd be under this kind of pressure! My part-time, after dark
>machining faerie left a note on my desk that he was catching up on his list of
>stuff to do. I've even bolstered his load with consumable parts that we
>constantly break or wear out, rather than just new projects. Now, I have to go
>to work earlier and miss "Family Feud" and "JAG" just to stay ahead of Tim. I
>have to design stuff as fast as I can; speed is NOT my forte!
>
>As he's been working, he's been organizing the tooling, fixturing and materials
>to a much more professional degree. His presence has also spurred the rest of
>my engineering staff to a higher level of accomplishment. And most of all, he
>says he really enjoys what's he's doing, our cool projects and my "eclectic"
>people.
>
>Anybody need any machining done?
Have him whip out a mini mill and mini lathe for me, will ya, Tawm?
Thatta boy!
--
A great preservative against angry and mutinous thoughts, and all
impatience and quarreling, is to have some great business and
interest in your mind, which, like a sponge shall suck up your
attention and keep you from brooding over what displeases you.
-- Joseph Rickaby
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Posted by Bob Engelhardt on August 6, 2008, 9:25 am
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Tom Gardner wrote:
> ...
> As he's been working, he's been organizing the tooling, fixturing and
materials
> to a much more professional degree. His presence has also spurred the rest of
> my engineering staff to a higher level of accomplishment. ...
Look out, he's on his way to taking over. As he becomes more & more
useful, he becomes more & more central to your operation, and you become
more & more dependent upon him. First he'll want raises, then
promotions, then ownership portion. Sooner or later it will be his and
you'll be wondering what the hell happened. <VBG>
Bob
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Posted by Ned Simmons on August 6, 2008, 9:54 am
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On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:25:59 -0400, Bob Engelhardt
>Tom Gardner wrote:
>> ...
>> As he's been working, he's been organizing the tooling, fixturing and
materials
>> to a much more professional degree. His presence has also spurred the rest
of
>> my engineering staff to a higher level of accomplishment. ...
>
>Look out, he's on his way to taking over. As he becomes more & more
>useful, he becomes more & more central to your operation, and you become
>more & more dependent upon him. First he'll want raises, then
>promotions, then ownership portion. Sooner or later it will be his and
>you'll be wondering what the hell happened. <VBG>
You've just described every small business owner's fondest wish -- an
employee with enough ability and interest in the business to take it
over some day.
--
Ned Simmons
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>machining faerie left a note on my desk that he was catching up on his list of
>stuff to do. I've even bolstered his load with consumable parts that we
>constantly break or wear out, rather than just new projects. Now, I have to go
>to work earlier and miss "Family Feud" and "JAG" just to stay ahead of Tim. I
>have to design stuff as fast as I can; speed is NOT my forte!
>
>As he's been working, he's been organizing the tooling, fixturing and materials
>to a much more professional degree. His presence has also spurred the rest of
>my engineering staff to a higher level of accomplishment. And most of all, he
>says he really enjoys what's he's doing, our cool projects and my "eclectic"
>people.
>
>Anybody need any machining done?