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Stretching the mind.(first cut)

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From: Tooling & Production
Date: 20070101
Author:McKenna, Joseph F.

"Every now and then," said the jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes, "a man's mind is stretched by a new idea and never shrinks back to its former dimensions."

Those working in--or reporting on--21st century metalworking manufacturing are living in a most remarkable era. Our minds are already well-stretched, for more than one idea commands attention as we find new and better ways to cut and shape metals into fast cars and faster spaceships, nearly indestructible appliances and highly precise medical parts.

As I clear off my messy desk for the new year, I find in my notebook a ...

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