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tool marking and why

updated fri 30 jun 06

 

Sam or Mary Yancy on thu 29 jun 06


When I worked as a mechanic at a major airline in the late 50-early 60's, we were REQUIRED to mark all our tools either by stamping them or engraving them. fornam check to make sure we did (i still have these tools). Reason - and a good one - so If we left one in a engine or moving part area of a airplane and It went down (this has happened) your (our) tool could be traced to the source. Made you want to be sure and count the tools you used and you "NEVER" left then around... Sam in Daly City

Patrick Cross on thu 29 jun 06


This makes a lot of sense. When I was in college I frequently found tool
surprises in the Soldner clay mixer while remixing reclaim clay....like
those thin metal Kemper ribs. Most of the time I was thinking oooo,
freebie!...But after needing 3 stitches from one of these unexpected tool
finds I learned to be very observant while taking clay out of the
mixer....Not as life changing as a wrench in a turbine...

Patrick Cross (cone10soda


On 6/29/06, Sam or Mary Yancy wrote:
>
> When I worked as a mechanic at a major airline in the late 50-early 60's,
> we were REQUIRED to mark all our tools either by stamping them or engraving
> them. fornam check to make sure we did (i still have these tools). Reason -
> and a good one - so If we left one in a engine or moving part area of a
> airplane and It went down (this has happened) your (our) tool could be
> traced to the source. Made you want to be sure and count the tools you used
> and you "NEVER" left then around... Sam in Daly City
>
>
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