machine shop
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In his 20s, Woods moved east to New York, where he took engineering classes and worked nights in a machine shop.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
With his 37-foot boat tied up at the dock for most of last year, Winter turned to part-time work at a machine shop to help cover his expenses.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2024
That’s what founder Sam Farrazaino hoped for when he found the first building: a 30,000-square-foot, World War II-era machine shop called Big Blue in honor of its exterior paint job.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024
He really grew up in the agricultural machine shop, as my tagalong in the fields, supervising and servicing machinery.
From Slate • Dec. 16, 2023
The next weekend, Mr. Bykovski met with me and Sherman and O’Dell at the tipple machine shop to teach us the fundamentals of welding and cutting steel so that we could build our own rockets.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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