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                                    FORM T-1
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                            STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
                   UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
                    CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

                      CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
                      ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
                           SECTION 305(b)(2)   |__|
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                              THE BANK OF NEW YORK

              (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

New York                                                     13-5160382
(State of incorporation                                      (I.R.S. employer
if not a U.S. national bank)                                 identification no.)

One Wall Street, New York, N.Y.                              10286
(Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip code)

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                            PRECISION PARTNERS, INC.
              (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

Delaware                                                     22-3639336
(State or other jurisdiction of                              (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                               identification no.)

                        Table of Additional Registrants
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Mid State Machine Products                   Maine                    01-0280525
Galaxy Industries Corporation                Michigan                 38-1881019
Certified Fabricators, Inc.                  California               95-3316654
General Automation, Inc.                     Illinois                 75-2808932
Nationwide Precision Products Corp.          New York                 22-3639335
Gillette Machine & Tool Co., Inc.            New York                 16-0786135

5605 N. MacArthur Boulevard
Suite 760
Irving, Texas                                                         75038
(Address of principal executive offices)                              (Zip code)

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                     12% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009
                      (Title of the indenture securities)

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1.   GENERAL INFORMATION. FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS TO THE TRUSTEE:

     (a)  NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH EXAMINING OR SUPERVISING AUTHORITY TO WHICH
          IT IS SUBJECT.

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                    Name                                    Address
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     Superintendent of Banks of the State       2 Rector Street, New York, N.Y.
     of New York                                10006, and Albany, N.Y. 12203

     Federal Reserve Bank of New York           33 Liberty Plaza, New York, N.Y.
                                                10045

     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation      Washington, D.C.  20429

     New York Clearing House Association        New York, New York 10005

     (b)  WHETHER IT IS AUTHORIZED TO EXERCISE CORPORATE TRUST POWERS.

     Yes.

2.   AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR.

     IF THE OBLIGOR IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE TRUSTEE, DESCRIBE EACH SUCH
AFFILIATION.

     None.

16.  LIST OF EXHIBITS.

     EXHIBITS IDENTIFIED IN PARENTHESES BELOW, ON FILE WITH THE COMMISSION, ARE
     INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE AS AN EXHIBIT HERETO, PURSUANT TO RULE
     7A-29 UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 (THE "ACT") AND 17 C.F.R.
     229.10(D).

     1.   A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York
          (formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which contains the
          authority to commence business and a grant of powers to exercise
          corporate trust powers. (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1
          filed with Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to
          Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-21672 and Exhibit 1
          to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637.)

     4.   A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee. (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1
          filed with Registration Statement No. 33-31019.)

     6.   The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.
          (Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No.
          33-44051.)


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     7.   A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published
          pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining
          authority.


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                                   SIGNATURE


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New York,
a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York,
has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State
of New York, on the 10th day of April, 2000.


                                        THE BANK OF NEW YORK


                                        By:       /s/ Mary Beth A. Lewicki
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                                            Name:  Mary Beth A. Lewicki
                                            Title: Vice Presdient


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                      Consolidated Report of Condition of

                              THE BANK OF NEW YORK

                    of One Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286
                     And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business December 31,
1999, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of
this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.



                                                                                              Dollar Amounts
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ASSETS In Thousands Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
   Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin.......................                     $ 3,247,576
   Interest-bearing balances................................................                       6,207,543
Securities:
   Held-to-maturity securities..............................................                         827,248
   Available-for-sale securities............................................                       5,092,464
Federal funds sold and Securities purchased under agreements to resell......                       5,306,926
Loans and lease financing receivables:
   Loans and leases, net of unearned
      income......................................................37,734,000
   LESS: Allowance for loan and
      lease losses...................................................575,224
   LESS: Allocated transfer risk
      reserve.........................................................13,278
   Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance, and reserve.........                      37,145,498
Trading Assets..............................................................                       8,573,870
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)....................                         723,214
Other real estate owned.....................................................                          10,962
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies.........                         215,006
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding................                         682,590
Intangible assets...........................................................                       1,219,736
Other assets................................................................                       2,542,157
Total assets................................................................                     $71,794,790
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
   In domestic offices......................................................                     $27,551,017
   Noninterest-bearing............................................11,354,172
   Interest-bearing...............................................16,196,845
   In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs............                      27,950,004
   Noninterest-bearing...............................................639,410
   Interest-bearing...............................................27,310,594
Federal funds purchased and Securities sold under agreements to repurchase..                       1,349,708
Demand notes issued to the U.S.Treasury.....................................                         300,000
Trading liabilities.........................................................                       2,339,554
Other borrowed money:
   With remaining maturity of one year or less..............................                         638,106
   With remaining maturity of more than one year through three years........                             449
   With remaining maturity of more than three years.........................                          31,080
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding....................                         684,185
Subordinated notes and debentures...........................................                       1,552,000
Other liabilities...........................................................                       3,704,252
Total liabilities...........................................................                      66,100,355
EQUITY CAPITAL
Common stock................................................................                       1,135,284
Surplus.....................................................................                         866,947
Undivided profits and capital reserves......................................                       3,765,900
Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities......                         (44,599)
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments.........................                         (29,097)
Total equity capital........................................................                       5,694,435
Total liabilities and equity capital........................................                     $71,794,790
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     I, Thomas J. Mastro, Senior Vice President and Comptroller of the
above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been
prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System and is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief.

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Thomas J. Mastro

            We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this
Report of Condition and declare that it has been examined by us and to the best
of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the
instructions issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and
is true and correct.

Thomas A. Renyi
Alan R. Griffith                        Directors
Gerald L. Hassell


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