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  1. #1
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    Default Starting at the bottom again

    Hi All,

    Some of you will know me from WWF.

    I'm starting a Fitting and Turning apprenticeship with a gear manufacturer in 6 weeks and really looking forward to it.

    Can anyone suggest some reading material? I have a copy of Fitting and Machining from TAFE Publications which I'm finding really good, what else is worth looking for to start out?

    Also, what tools should I be looking at? I have already picked up 25mm, 50mm and 75mm Starrett mics (there's a nice 0-150mm set on ebay with standards, but I didn't see it until after I bought the 3) as well as various squares, bevels and levels - all Starrett as well. I do want a nice set of every day calipers as I don't really think using a master set on the shop floor is a great idea, the question being Starrett, Mitutoyo or TESA? Should I be going digital for everything possible, or stick to analog?

    Look forward to learning lots here and hopefully contributing down the track.

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    Good news! I find that calipers both get dropped and abused i definitely go for mitutoyo, nothing fancier.
    If it's the gear shop I think it is in the south east you are welcome to come by my little shop near moorabbin airport for a chat sometime.

    Regards Ralph

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    Thanks, I definitely will once I've started. It sounds like I'll be around the corner from you at the big gear shop just past the airport

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