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To: Abin Sur
9. Millwrights—2.1%

America would be a much better place if we had more African-American Millwrights...

Whats a Millwright?

11 posted on 09/05/2010 9:52:23 AM PDT by Cowboy Bob (Liberalism and Patriotism cannot coexist.)
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“A millwright is a craftsman or tradesman engaged with the construction and maintenance of machinery.

“Early millwrights were specialist carpenters who erected machines used in agriculture, food processing and processing lumber and paper. In the early part of the Industrial Revolution, their skills were pressed into service building the earliest powered textile mills.

“Modern millwrights work with steel and other materials in addition to wood and must often combine the skills of several skilled trades in order to successfully fabricate industrial machinery or to assemble machines from pre-fabricated parts. The modern millwright must also be able to read blueprints and other schematics to aid him in the construction of complex systems. Millwrights are frequently unionized, although experienced millwrights often set themselves up as independent contractors.


13 posted on 09/05/2010 9:55:53 AM PDT by proxy_user
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To: Cowboy Bob

A mechanic. Someone who works on pumps, engines, motors, rotating equipment.

God bless,
Tatt


15 posted on 09/05/2010 9:57:17 AM PDT by thesearethetimes... ("Courage, is fear that has said its prayers." DorothyBernard)
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To: Cowboy Bob

>>Whats a Millwright?<<

A couple of articles a week...?


27 posted on 09/05/2010 10:03:23 AM PDT by freedumb2003 (Either we have principles or we are just liberals following the winds a bit starboard...)
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the opposite of a millwrong.


35 posted on 09/05/2010 10:08:44 AM PDT by brivette
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To: Cowboy Bob
Sarcasm aside you are correct. if we had more millwrights the country would be in far better shape. It would mean we still build stuff of substance.
88 posted on 09/06/2010 7:17:21 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (Playing by the rules only works if both sides do it!)
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