My Career in Gears: Ray Drago
When I was in high school (Manual Training High School in Brooklyn, NY) I had a general science teacher, Mrs. Gaudiello, who recognized something in […]
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Combating Gear Ignorance
Regular readers of this blog know that I hold the subject of Thursday’s post in very high esteem. I first met Ray Drago in 1979 […]
Gone but Not Forgotten
Continuing our discussion of veteran machine tools, it occurs to me that many of our younger readers may not be aware that the United States […]
Old Soldiers
Almost every week, it seems, we read of the passing of another member of that greatest generation, our World War II veterans. I am old […]
Be Ready to Change Roles
One of the common threads in the origin stories we have posted is the frequency with which the person had to change roles. Specialization is […]
One That Got Away
Like many fathers, I once had hopes of one of my children follow in my footsteps. When my son was four years old he even […]
Reluctant Road Warrior
Most of my business travel over the years was while living near major airports. Being “inconveniently” located within an hour of O’Hare or Midway spoils […]
Adult Education
Origin Stories Needed How did you get started in the gear trade? We are interested in sharing your “origin story” as a way of helping […]
The Importance of Dirty Hands
My dear friend Octave’s account of his co-op experience (see Tuesday’s 1-29 post) reinforces my belief that no one should trust an engineer or designer […]
From Co-op to Vice President: Octave A. LaBathe
I was attending the University of Cincinnati in the college of engineering. After my freshman year in 1960, I started my co-op job with the […]