whynot mynot. sorry to hear you got out and wish you didn't. i try to tell people to be sure about that decision before they make it. 38 yr/old E-4 3 lvl guard... wouldn't be the first one i met. still not a bad deal if you can get the job.

also i hear ya on the stripped screws. that can be a real pain if you don't go about it right. I always thought that they should have to go through proper use of power tools training before they give em the "screw strippers". then again, keeps me employed right? not that there is a lack of enough other broken, bent, cracked components to keep me busy though.

now it appears we have hijacked this thread... so back to our main subject. didja get any further with your steel drilling 747?