"We can't have it immediately?"
"I'm afraid not. I must make some tests before I can pass judgment on the matter."
"We are more or less forced to accept your time-limit," said Norden glumly. "Please understand that time is essential because every minute that our production line is down costs the company about twenty dollars."
"I'll get your answer in twenty-four hours," Thomas faced another man. "And your trouble?"
He was Mawson, of Technical Manufacturing, Inc.
"You specify this part," indicating another set of blueprints, "as pure copper. Anything else do?"
"It carries high frequency. Copper is best—unless you could get silver. If that is—"
"Look we're making production and hope to hit fifteen thousand completed assemblies per day. That piece would weigh about two pounds. Silver is out."
"What's the matter with copper?" asked Lionel.
"It cuts like cheddar cheese, gums up the tools, and is generally not good for close tolerance work."