Yes but they get away with the above because they can. Tool and die shops have muuuuuch stricter tolerances (<.001”) but those shops are facing labor shortages just like every other right now. And it’s no secret trades are getting fewer and fewer fresh blood as schools push most motivated students to college and throw loan money at them.
Geez...
Is it that hard to find decent machinists?
Yes but they get away with the above because they can. Tool and die shops have muuuuuch stricter tolerances (<.001”) but those shops are facing labor shortages just like every other right now. And it’s no secret trades are getting fewer and fewer fresh blood as schools push most motivated students to college and throw loan money at them.