stuff I machine at work

Not quite the precision machine's I've been hearing about, but we fix busted shit.

I should hang that on a shingle out front of the shop.

WeedFreak78 said:

What kinda tolerances you work too. I did 10 years at an air bearing manufacturer, machining to .0001...sometimes on old worn out Bridgeports..i learned about backlash, play and tightening up ways pretty quick, surface grinding to .00005, cylindrical grinding to .00001. I don't miss it. I laugh when a place says they do high tolerance work...+/- .002....easy! I started out in a prototype shop..loved that job, never the same thing. I miss having access to the equipment for personal jobs.

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Most of the stuff I make has to be within .010 if a surface or hole has to be tighter than it is usually called out on the print. Our tight tollerance is usually +.001 -.000.

I started out in automotive and aerospace fixture building shops but they always do big lay offs when the job is over. Working in assemble line build shops are more stable, you just have to fight to make the same money as you would in fixture shops.

Shit, they don't even have a cmm here to check anything, they just let the hammer techs adjust it if it dont fit lol. Lots of rework but I get paid by the hour so Fuck it.

You ever build dies for stamping little metal parts?

Stuff looks awesome

No ive never worked in a die shop. There is good money to be made in that field but I have never had the opportunity.
I worked in a carbide shop surface grinding carbide before it was sintered, shit is like working with fragile chalk.

Good to see there's other chip slingers around here. I have a few years on a series 2 size jet mill and Parker 2z surface grinder. Industrial automation setting. Where my user name came from

Awesome work and skillset! You must have the dopest diy rosin platens!

tyler.durden said:

Do you work for Cyberdyne Systems? If so, we need to send a representative to examine your work...

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Love that pic

No job trade at all here.
Was a jock in high school and just had to show up and coach took care of it.
Went to the service from there, again no job skill learned, just grunted a lot.
After that a firefighter, no skill required... Just a strong back with a weak mind got me in.
Now my back is screwed, good thing I still got my weak mind