Yep, Dale is right. "Mass production" is based on the production of
interchangable parts. This was pioneered by Eli Whitney (inventor of the
cotton gin) for producing rifles for a Federal contract. Prior to his
developments, rifles were made by skilled gunsmiths-- one at a time and each
individual part fitted that particular rifle ONLY.
Needless to say, part of the ability to make interchangable parts involved
the development of accurate measuring instruments and assembly jigs.
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
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From: Dale.Clay@mdhelicopters.com [mailto:Dale.Clay@mdhelicopters.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 9:39 AM
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Subject: RE: ice racing
Actually, Jon, mass production was developed prior to the Civil War for
military weapons to allow replacement parts without hand fitting. Ford's
innovation, IIR, was the moving assembly line. Also the philosophy of
paying his workers enough to buy the cars they built.
Dale C.
Subject: Re: ice racing
Dale,
Our guy, you know, the Henry Ford guy, he also
revolutionized the 8 hour
work day, and was first to implement mass-production, thus
the Model T.
Jonathan Amo
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