The VRR War Time Musical Intermission with Michael Shrieve

add in an ophthalmology tool show

Two weeks ago, I met up with some former co-workers for a few beers. One of them was a former manager and co-owner of our company. He paid for the beer.

He brought me souvenirs of my work and told me they belong with me. They are tool instruments for ophthalmologists. I developed the production machining processes including writing the programs. They are blown up 1000 X, or more for displays at trade shows.

I had to machine a foot onto the end of a part and then cut angles on it. Insane. The bending was done post machine operation. The gold part was one of the most complex programs I had to create. You can’t see it but there is a rubber sleeve over the part that goes halfway down. There are barbs machined into the part that grip onto the sleeve so it doesn’t slide off during surgery. I had to hand grind the carbide tool to make those micro barbs. On both parts I had to drill a tiny hole all the way through, .022 that had to be concentric to within .001. Material type is titanium. And now I’m a freelance writer in a genocide. Tndoc any thoughts on these tools?

Two of my co-workers are musicians. Both are drummers. One of them didn’t know who Michael Shrieve is. Shocking. Selected beer--Formula 13 IPA.

In the interview below Michael shares his story on how he became the drummer for Santana.

Michael playing at Woodstock.