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Started by Mechanic, April 03, 2020, 08:14:02 AM

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April 03, 2020, 08:14:02 AM





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George Finn (Mechanic)
Gold Coast
Queensland
AUSTRALIA

Mechanic

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April 06, 2020, 11:23:43 AM
When I started my apprenticeship an old Linotype operator said to me, "You've got all the qualifications to be a Linotype mechanic. Brute force and stupidity."
George Finn (Mechanic)
Gold Coast
Queensland
AUSTRALIA

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April 06, 2020, 03:34:56 PM
Very good. Do we know which film this is from?

Anyone else notice the plunger had been disconnected!
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April 06, 2020, 09:47:39 PM
It is from Penny Serenade.


https://youtu.be/muSKveUgAuI

George Finn (Mechanic)
Gold Coast
Queensland
AUSTRALIA
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