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<p>Greg Smith gives a tour of Thompson Precision on Thursday afternoon, January 28, just north of Kalispell. He has been with Thompson Precision since the beginning, but he has been doing this kind of work for more than 30 years. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>Greg Smith gives a tour of Thompson Precision on Thursday afternoon, January 28, just north of Kalispell. He has been with Thompson Precision since the beginning, but he has been doing this kind of work for more than 30 years. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

January 31, 2016

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High-end shop crafts precision parts
January 31, 2016 11 a.m.

High-end shop crafts precision parts

Just off Whitefish Stage Road, on a unassuming plot of farm land, machinists are shaping materials into parts that could be going into space.