Machining.Blog® is a weekly blog focused on manufacturing career development. It features blog articles on the fundamentals of manufacturing for aspiring machinists. Our goal is to create an interest in manufacturing in the USA. Our writer Matthew Schowalter has worked in manufacturing for 24 years, and he covers the topics that matter to someone starting their career in manufacturing.
“The soft skills the machinist uses are the unseen tools in their box and can directly impact the success or failure of a dreamed after machining career.”
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A ¼ scale locomotive named the Beef River Flyer operated in Strum Wisconsin from the mid 1960’s to the mid 1970’s. The eight-horsepower locomotive could pull up to 22 tons on a level track. It had four cars, with a maximum of 30 people riding in the cars. It was an attraction that drew in hundreds of riders per year.
