Robert Finlay
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Biography
Robert "Bob" is a true embodiment of the American dream. Growing up in rural Kansas, he put himself through Pre-Engineering and Machine Design in college by working as a meat cutter. After graduation, he went to work for the Safeway food chain, becoming a manager and a division training instructor. During this time, Bob continued in the mechanical field, designing, building, and driving a world record-holding dragster. He also started his own business creating archery equipment. Thirty-five years later, this business has grown into a precision plastic injection molding plant accompanied by a tool and die shop where Bob has produced over 500 injection molds to date. In 1980, Bob met the late Don Glaser who introduced him to another set of skills, metal engraving. If you have been to a GRS class and attended the Tuesday night dinner, you have seen some of Bob’s extraordinary deep relief work on guns, knives, battleaxes, and Hobo Nickels. His newest project is the Great Plains GRS Microblock Ball Vise. He is also currently working on a 1/3 scale 4-cylinder engine.
Robert "Bob" is a true embodiment of the American dream. Growing up in rural Kansas, he put himself through Pre-Engineering and Machine Design in college by working as a meat cutter. After graduation, he went to work for the Safeway food chain, becoming a manager and a division training instructor. During this time, Bob continued in the mechanical field, designing, building, and driving a world record-holding dragster. He also started his own business creating archery equipment. Thirty-five years later, this business has grown into a precision plastic injection molding plant accompanied by a tool and die shop where Bob has produced over 500 injection molds to date. In 1980, Bob met the late Don Glaser who introduced him to another set of skills, metal engraving. If you have been to a GRS class and attended the Tuesday night dinner, you have seen some of Bob’s extraordinary deep relief work on guns, knives, battleaxes, and Hobo Nickels. His newest project is the Great Plains GRS Microblock Ball Vise. He is also currently working on a 1/3 scale 4-cylinder engine.
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