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  Machinist - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A machinist is to metal as a carpenter is to wood.
While the foregoing were primarily the materials that a machinist would be cutting, the cutters that the machinist uses must be harder and tougher than the materials to be cut.
A machinist deals with all facets of shaping, cutting and some aspects of forming metal, except for welding, which is typically a separate trade.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Machinist   (956 words)

  
 Machinist Mate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Machinist Mates were combined with the Boiler Technician rating in 1996, making one rating responsible for the maintenance and operation of shipboard propulsion and auxiliary machinery systems.
Surface conventional Machinist Mates attend MM Class "A" School in Great Lakes, IL, Nuclear Machinist Mates attend the Nuclear Strand training, and Submarine Machinist Mates attend their respective "A" School in Groton, CT.
Machinist Mate's are informally and affectionately called "Monkey Men" or "Monkey Mates." All members of Engineering Division--HT, EM or BM--have the slang name of snipe; Engine Room or Boiler Room members are sometimes referred to as Hole Snipes.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Machinist_Mate   (471 words)

  
 Machinist
Machinists work for large concerns that use metal in their final products, such as heating-vent manufacturers or automobile factories, or they work for specialty shops that take specific orders for needed parts and equipment.
Machinists must be able to read blueprints and be familiar with laser and optical measuring devices that can test the degree of precision of their work.
Machinists must wear protective safety goggles and earplugs, and they must carefully decontaminate themselves after working with high-viscosity lubricants, as many of these lubricants are quite toxic.
www.princetonreview.com /cte/profiles/dayInLife.asp?careerID=89   (526 words)

  
 Machinist Careers, Jobs, and Employment Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Machinists are educated through vocational and high schools, community colleges, or through experience as apprentices or on the job training.
Machinists will decide what cutting tool is used and the speed at which it is made, as well as the feed rate while the programmer is in charge of setting up the path the cut will follow.
Machinists that carry out maintenance and service tasks should expect more stable employment since the services they perform are vital to operation of production plants even when less is being manufactured.
www.careeroverview.com /machinist-careers.html   (1415 words)

  
 Machinist's Mate
During a one-day scenario, in the second week of training, students put live fire into the boiler, while machinist's mate firefighters are on hand as safety observers.
The greatest steam-powered warship in the Navy is useless without machinist's mates to get her underway to engage the enemy.
Machinist's mates light fires in the boiler during the second week of "A" School training.
www.nsgreatlakes.navy.mil /mm.html   (491 words)

  
 Machinists   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Machinists also ensure that the workpiece is being properly lubricated and cooled, because the machining of metal products generates a significant amount of heat.
Employment of machinists is projected to grow more slowly than average for all occupations over the 2004-14 period because of rising productivity among these workers and strong foreign competition.
Occupations most closely related to that of machinist are other machining occupations, which include tool and die makers; machine setters, operators, and tenders—metal and plastic; and computer control programmers and operators.
www.bls.gov /oco/ocos223.htm   (1803 words)

  
 Machinist   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Machinists must be familiar with the properties of metals so that annealing and hardening of tools and metal parts can be accomplished when turning a block of metial into an intricate precise part.
Machinists are needed in virtually any business or industry where machines are manufactured, repaired or used.
This means machinists must be comfortable working with advanced equipment and continually look at upgrading their skills.
www.edu.gov.mb.ca /aet/apprent/apprenticeshiptrades/machinist.htm   (715 words)

  
 reverse shot : online : winter 2004
Death is present, literally, and tonally, from the first frames of The Machinist, subtly emanating from the washed-out darkness of the fluorescent-lit palette of blues, greens, and grays, which lends a murky, underwater complexion to the film's industrial wasteland setting.
Toying with memory and fantasy, The Machinist cites movies ranging from Insomnia (for obvious reasons) to Memento (post-it notes strewn everywhere) to Jacob's Ladder (with its collision of the external and internal).
Within The Machinist, this construct works on many levels, as everywhere Trevor turns, he sees or hears details which echo back other meanings and past incidents which hint at the roots of his self-destructive insomnia.
www.reverseshot.com /winter04/machinist.html   (900 words)

  
 7231 Machinists and Machining and Tooling Inspectors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Machinists set up and operate a variety of machine tools to cut or grind metal, plastic or other materials to make or modify parts or products with precise dimensions.
Several years of experience as a machinist, tool and die maker or machining tool operator may be required for machining and tooling inspectors.
Familiarity with exotic and composite materials may be required for machinists in aviation and other advanced manufacturing sectors.
www23.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca /2001/e/groups/7231.shtml   (402 words)

  
 Machinist
The machinist’s background and knowledge enables him/her to turn a block of metal into an intricate, precise part.
According to the MN Department of Education and the MN Department of Employment and Economic Development, the median wage for a machinist in Minnesota is $18.61/hour, a tool and die machinist makes $22.64/hour and a numerical control machine operator $16.39/hour.
Some machinists are promoted to supervisor or manager jobs in their firms.
www.ank.tec.mn.us /machine.htm   (842 words)

  
 Machinist Salaries
Though a skilled trade, machinists once had to use a lot of their own labor to perform their jobs.
The employment outlook for machinists is expected to be greater than average over the next eight years.
Perception of the industry has reduced the number of students training to be machinists, while demand in the business has picked up after a four year slump.
www.degreesource.com /article/article_129.shtml   (182 words)

  
 Machinist, The Review (2004)
The Machinist gained a lot of press for the dramatic weight-loss that star Christian Bale underwent for the role — shedding over 60lbs — and his emaciated appearance haunts the entire film.
Director Brad Anderson's last film was the highly effective asylum shocker Session 9, and The Machinist is similarly menacing, as past, buried horrors return to shatter the calm of the present.
The similarly spooky The Machinist followed, with a remake of George A. Romero's The Crazies due in 2006.
www.thespinningimage.co.uk /cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=1263&aff=16   (595 words)

  
 The Machinist   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The story of THE MACHINIST turns the very nature of fright inside out, and exposes its inner workings, drop by drop, bit by bit, until a startling mystery is solved.
For Scott Kosar, the nightmare world of THE MACHINIST was born from his own personal struggles with grief and memory - and spiraled outward, becoming an inquiry into the very question of whether hell exists or is simply a place we create in our own heads.
For Anderson, THE MACHINIST seemed to present an extraordinary tale from which to explore the very edges of the form, a story that would cause audiences' minds to race at the same feverish pace as the main character.
www.rottentomatoes.com /m/machinist/about.php   (4534 words)

  
 JOB SPEC - MACHINIST, JOB CODE 74250
The fundamental reason this classification exists is to perform skilled level work in the fabrication, assembly, maintenance, and repair of a variety of metal parts and tools.
Machinists must employ a high degree of accuracy and precision in performing work according to instructions and specifications.
One year of experience as a skilled machinist and completion of a recognized machinist apprenticeship program, or three years of experience as a skilled machinist.
www.ci.phoenix.az.us /JOBSPECS/74250.html   (421 words)

  
 The Home Shop Machinist and The Machinist's Workshop
If you're a reader of Machinist's Workshop, you'll notice we have the Calendar, which includes both club listings and the schedules of the various model engineering and machining expositions around the USA and elsewhere.
Machinist's Workshop News is also going to be a regular feature on this web site, and will touch on items of interest about products and people involved in machining.
This is an interactive website designed for you to communicate with us and with other machinists around the world.
www.homeshopmachinist.net   (316 words)

  
 AboutFilm.com - The Machinist (2004)
In some respects The Machinist is a stronger film than Session 9.
The Machinist coheres better as a story, and seems a more assured and sophisticated film, relying on the audience to pay close attention rather than engaging in scare tactics.
However, The Machinist remains a sublimely crafted film, so if you can forget about the destination and lose yourself in the sensory experience, you're in for quite a treat.
www.aboutfilm.com /movies/m/machinist.htm   (830 words)

  
 Aviation Machinist Program   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The 1999 Sault College aviation machinist graduate even ended up with a company he wanted to join since childhood.
According to Zuccato, two major factors contribute to the strong demand for aviation machinist graduates.
Aviation machinist graduates from the '90s could easily hold a Sault College alumni event in the Kitchener-Waterloo area.
www.saultc.on.ca /depts/CorpPubAffairs/profiles/june599.htm   (774 words)

  
 Machinist
A machinist is a skilled craftsperson who sets up and operates precision metal cutting and grinding machines such as lathes, milling machines, drills, shapers, boring mills and grinders.
A machinist may use this variety of equipment to manufacture, install, operate, adjust and repair machine tools and other machines in common use.
The machinist however, must understand the programming process, and is usually responsible for two or three machines.
www.apprenticesearch.com /fpTrades/Machinist.asp   (375 words)

  
 Review: Machinist, The   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Although The Machinist may at times seem to be derivative of those films, and is inferior to them, it is nevertheless a harrowing experience for those to whom this sort of story appeals.
Bale's Trevor is, as the title implies, a machinist at an assembly-line factory.
The Machinist requires a certain kind of viewer - one who is comfortable with grimness and a certain amount of gore.
movie-reviews.colossus.net /movies/m/machinist.html   (595 words)

  
 Machinist   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
CNC Machinist, Milling, Aerospace experience is a plus.
Component Cell Machinist, set up and perform all operations relating to the manufacturing of components produced in all manufacturing cells.
CNC Machinist with set up and operate experience.
www.usets.com /machinistframe.htm   (375 words)

  
 Technorati Tag: machinist   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Machinist Find Deals on Machinist and other Home and Garden Products at DealTime.
‘The Machinist’ comes from the director of Session 9, and like his earlier work, it pulls you along for a disturbing ride where you don’t quite know...
Machinist at Shopping.com Find, compare and buy products in categories ranging from tools and hardware to graphics and publishing software.
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 Machinist Jobs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
CNC Machinists, cnc lathe, cnc Swiss lathe, cnc mill
CNC Machinist - cnc milling or cnc swiss lathes
Machinist CNC, CNC mills, CNC lathes, swiss CNC lathes
machining.micronomy.com /jobs.asp?ObjectID=4018   (1947 words)

  
 machinist Jobs in machinist Job Search.
We are seeking experienced machinists, both manual and CNC, for a variety of machines including manual lathes, vertical turret lathes, horizontal boring mill, and CNC mills and lathes.
Manpower in Huntington, WV is accepting resumes for a machinist position in the Huntington, WV area.
Machinist Description: Temporary to Hire for right candidates: • Sets up and Operates on a production basis, lathes and milling machines to perform machining operations such as turning, knurling,...[more]
machinist.jobs.com   (692 words)

  
 machinist hand tools
Just click the image of the Machinist Tools Type that you are looking for, to view all the tools in that category.
machinist tools, mechanic tools, torque wrenches, digital calipers, pliers, and any other power tools and hand tools.
It can be hard to think of great power machinist tools ideas for everybody on your shopping list, so sit...
www.1-in-saws.com /18/machinist-hand-tools.html   (453 words)

  
 Mr. Machinist   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Machinist has been around for a long time and has been used by a very diversified audience.
Machinist have come from people who are dealing with manufacturing issues every day, just like yourself.
Machinist is manufacturing software specifically designed to solve common and sophisticated mathematical problems that machinist often find themselves scratching their heads over in everyday shop life.
www.mrmachinist.com   (705 words)

  
 Machinist Tools
A Machinist's Speed Indicator by The Tabor Mfg.
This is an early speed indicator that includes the Patent Date, Sept. 8, 1885, granted to Harris Tabor for the development of a small clutch on the spindle that allowed the spindle to be rested on the rotating shaft without turning the indicator dial.
A 6" Machinist's Combination Square and Center Head by L S Starrett Co. Athol, Mass.
www.oldtools.com /machinist.html   (238 words)

  
 The Machinist Movie Review - The Machinist Movie Trailer - The Boston Globe
I'll get to the point: The main, if not only, reason to see ''The Machinist" is for Christian Bale's title performance, and even then you have to be a fan of hardcore martyrdom in the service of craft.
He has a girlfriend of sorts in hooker-next-door Stevie, which is such a Jennifer Jason Leigh role that the filmmakers have thrown up their hands and hired Jennifer Jason Leigh.
You're left, then, with the spectacle of Bale as a human skeleton, a remarkable but pointless stunt that increases your admiration for the actor at the same time it leaves you questioning his choices.
www.boston.com /movies/display?display=movie&id=6843   (612 words)

  
 Machinist
The Machinist would probably have to be one of the creepiest and psychologically complex movies of the...
The Machinist is a skilled metal worker who produces metal parts by using machine...
As a machinist or CNC programmer, you often have to use trigonometry...
www.profitmachine.us /profits/Machinist.php   (1728 words)

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