I don't know what war Dale was referring to - I think he meant
the War of Northern Agression.
Ed (just depends on where you went to school)
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>Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 12:13:27 -0500
>From: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>
>Subject: RE: ice racing
>To: "'Dale.Clay@mdhelicopters.com'"
<Dale.Clay@mdhelicopters.com>, "'webmaster@landracing.com'"
<webmaster@landracing.com>, "'dpulju@usintouch.com'"
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>
>Yep, Dale is right. "Mass production" is based on the
production of
>interchangable parts. This was pioneered by Eli Whitney
(inventor of the
>cotton gin) for producing rifles for a Federal contract.
Prior to his
>developments, rifles were made by skilled gunsmiths-- one at
a time and each
>individual part fitted that particular rifle ONLY.
>
>Needless to say, part of the ability to make interchangable
parts involved
>the development of accurate measuring instruments and
assembly jigs.
>
>Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Dale.Clay@mdhelicopters.com
[mailto:Dale.Clay@mdhelicopters.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 9:39 AM
>To: webmaster@landracing.com; dpulju@usintouch.com;
>land-speed@autox.team.net
>Subject: RE: ice racing
>
>
>Actually, Jon, mass production was developed prior to the
Civil War for
>military weapons to allow replacement parts without hand
fitting. Ford's
>innovation, IIR, was the moving assembly line. Also the
philosophy of
>paying his workers enough to buy the cars they built.
>
>Dale C.
>
>
> Subject: Re: ice racing
>
> Dale,
>
> Our guy, you know, the Henry Ford guy, he also
>revolutionized the 8 hour
> work day, and was first to implement mass-production, thus
>the Model T.
>
>
>
> Jonathan Amo
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