 Flanders began writing early in his career . His published articles on machine tool technology led to a job as an editor of Machine magazine in New York City . This job , which he held between 1905 and 1910 , required him to cover developments in the machine tool industry . He traveled widely to visit the companies that he wrote about , which provided him many valuable contacts with leaders in the industry . As editor , he wrote articles on gear tooth systems , gear cutting machinery , hobs , the manufacture of cans , and of motor cars , including Machinery ’ s reference series on the subject . 
