And bronze is fun to machine. Not long before I was discharged I was making some wear rings for a centrifugal fire & flushing pump, about 10" in dia. There was this new ensign who had been made the quality control officer who wandered from shop to shop tending to get under people's feet. Well I'd ground a 1" sq MoMax turning tool to throw the chips to my right. I set the lathe (a 16" Pacemaker) to take a .500" deep cut and engaged the feed as he was standing next to the tailstock. Just before I did so I caught the attention of the Leading Petty Officer (leadman) and he saw what was about to happen. The look on his face was a Kodak moment. 
The shower of hot bronze chips had its intended effect.
Well I was discharged less than a month later and had not seen the ensign since that day.
Chalk one up for the enlisted guys.
The shower of hot bronze chips had its intended effect.Well I was discharged less than a month later and had not seen the ensign since that day.
Chalk one up for the enlisted guys.