I loved making gears. Getting the machines set up, making the first test cuts, then watching as a blank slowly became a gear that would outlast me was an amazin

I loved making gears. Getting the machines set up, making the first test cuts, then watching as a blank slowly became a gear that would outlast me was an amazing thing to get to do on a daily basis. Involute gearing is simply astounding in the ways it can be applied to transfer and transform mechanical power. I hated the pay (too low) and the commute (too long), but making things is awesome for your soul.