I remember the first time I tried to line up a large plate in milling machine. I must have been back and forth over that plate twenty times before I got it straight. I remember thinking to myself "there must be an easier way." There was, of course, I just wasn't aware of it.

In our never ending quest to find easier ways to do things, we can't help but learn a thing or two. Sometimes we'll figure things out for ourselves and other times we have to be shown. Either way, finding an easier way to do something is often rewarding. "Easier" is almost always faster and is often more accurate. ...