When machinery is this color of green, that's how you know it is Not Fucking Around

@waldoj things in my lab workshop that are this color:

Hardinge lathe
Moore jig borer
(Can't remember) horizontal mill

@paulkgrimes I just googled the Moore jig borer and, indeed, that is Not Fucking Around

@waldoj you can get Wayne Moore's book in roughly this color, for an excessive price.

https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=30943164051

Foundations Of Mechanical Accuracy by Moore, Wayne R: Good Hardcover (1970) First Edition. | Source Book Store

First Edition. - Hardcover - Moore Special Tool Company, Bridgeport, Connecticut - 1970 - Condition: Good - No Dust Jacket - Overall a good copy of this book, clearly used with some small cosmetic imperfections, but still held together well enough to get good use out of it. Stated first. Filled throughout with illustrations and B&W photos. ; Ex-Library, front paste down and free end paper have stamping at the top and pen written in the corner. Stampings say property of U. S. Army. The fep also has some very well done calligraphy saying "property of Cast Center 5600' in black ink. Some identification coding on the corners of the preface page, but otherwise free of markings. Spine/hinges have some loose spots throughout, but are still fully connected along with all the pages. No DJ, boards in good shape with minor edge wear. The spine has residue from a library sticker that was removed, does not appear to have damaged the spine during the process luckily. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 353 p. 15562 - Foundations Of Mechanical Accuracy

@waldoj Next level NFA machinery is hammertone green :-)

@rhempel @waldoj I haven't seen hammertone green in a long while.

We do hammertone blue or white for the cases of our gauges at work.

@waldoj also the eggshell finish from the casting of the solid metal casing gives it away
@waldoj I can smell combination of oil, metal shavings, and fast orange from here.
@waldoj I used to have a drill press, not as fancy as this one, but the exact same color. Got it from a retiring friend's cabinet shop.
@waldoj https://www.mbeckler.org/blog/?p=215 should be appropriate. In short, machines that have Infrastructure are awesome.
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Oh and when ON and OFF are separate physical buttons, not a lever/rocker switch
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What does it mean if someone's refrigerator is that color?