Hi from Australia Nick,
My son and I run a machine shop which makes very specialised printing
machinery. We have about 15 guys and you would be amazed that only the ones
over 45 years of age know anything about REAL engineering. Who's fault is
this? I can tell you it's a real shame that we bring our kids up to believe
that unless they are academics or computer nuts who shuffle money, stocks
and shares or something around on a screen for a living they have somehow
failed. The kids of today do not know about making things from common
materials like bits of balsa wood. They have to have it given to them as a
kit made in bloody Taiwan or Korea and no original thought is needed to
assemble it. My son is building a Singer Nine supercharged special using all
prewar or hand made parts, no MIG welding for him, all gas or stick or
rivets just like the good old days. My 18 month old grandson is helping and
is showing signs of being a car nut already so we may at least have one
craftsman available in the 2020's. A mechanic these days would not know how
to rebuild a part, all he is taught to do is go to the parts shop and buy a
replacement to "plug in". Sorry I can't help with a heat treater!
Sorry you touched a nerve,
Bruce Mansell, Brabham BT21, Lotus 22,
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