Talk:Machinist

message: I think that this section is still a little muddled.  I think that perhaps a discussion of the various roles, production, setup, and planning could be more tightly organized.  I also think that the transformation of the trade by the arrival of CNC machines should be extracted and presented in its own subtopic.
Machinist and naturalist sound antonymous, but in fact are not: John Muir was both.
I'm tempted to include that in the article proper, but I don't think it would really add anything.--Joel 04:36, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Role of the machinist in manufacturing

message: I have continued to make modest edit clarifying the focus and adjusting some of the language to be more precise.  I'd like someone who actually works as a machinist in a metric country to change the inch stuff to be in the () and make the metric information the default.  I am hesitant to just do the math as a direct conversion may not reflect actual practice.  The world is metric.  The U.S. should be but is not completely.  Begs 23:53, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Awkward wording

message: I do not believe that the job role of "Fitter" belongs here as a subset of Machinist. In Australia a common basic metal trade is "Fitter and Machinist" which includes both types of skills. From this you can then specialise into some of the roles listed in the article, but a Fitter does not use machine tools such as lathes, milling machines or grinders. Their role only requires the use of hand tools and portable power tools such as drills, rattle guns etc. Is this just Australia? PaullMF (talk) 02:47, 21 September 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: 'Fitter' redirects here. I'm not sure this is correct. In  British English anyway, the job of a fitter isn't particularly associated with machine tool work. The commonest use of the term is probably 'gas fitter', a semiskilled gas engineer who installs and maintains appliances. It denotes a lower level of expertise and qualification than an engineer or skilled machinist. --Ef80 (talk) 15:28, 31 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Job Specialities within Machinist 

message: As far as I know, the section on Australian's referring to machinists as fitters and turners is inaccurate, my father is a machinist by trade down here, and he is very specific about not being a fitter and turner. I'm pretty certain, considering the breadth of skills he was trained in during his time at trade school and subsequent apprenticeship, that machinists are considered a separate role in Australia, having far more to do with understanding how to and implementing the manufacturing of tools and parts as opposed directly producing them. This is anecdotal of course and I welcome any further comment. 49.255.6.38 (talk) 04:52, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Fitter and Turner" 

message: This article reads like an advertisement for the machine trade with quotes like "A competent machinist should have a well-developed mechanical aptitude, the ability to correctly use precision measuring instruments, interpret blueprints, and a working knowledge of the proper parameters required for successfully utilizing the various tools commonly used in machining operations" and "Good machinists are highly sought after and respected skilled trades persons and are generally well-paid. In utility, medical, and military use companies, experienced machinists can earn over $100,000 per year." These should probably be removed. 216.165.95.165 (talk) 00:45, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reads like an advertisement