Machinists don't maintain their own lathes. My point is, I think there a lot of examples on both sides. A reasonable company should not argue about a $1.5K ve

Machinists don't maintain their own lathes. My point is, I think there a lot of examples on both sides. A reasonable company should not argue about a $1.5K versus $3K laptop when they're paying so much more for salary, benefits, and overhead for the person using the system. At my workplace these total around $250K-$280K per person per year.