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Originally Posted by Silversmith
Wood floors were often used in machine and fab shops to lessen the wear & tear on the workers feet. You can still find different styles of wood flooring in larger machine factory operations like Pratt & Whitney & GE in the N.E. USA. Wood was also a cheeper product back then. Why the guys are there??
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Yep, I worked at Pratt & Whitney out of college in '68. Loved the seasoned wood factory floors. If you dropped a turbine blade, no damage is done.
I worked on the JT9D turbofan which was used in the 747, 45 years ago!