2019-10-24 at 12:19 AM UTC
I want to learn machining because it is cool as hell and something about the extreme precision turns me on.
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2019-10-24 at 12:22 AM UTC
This is an oldschool profession and is being replaced with CNC machining in the U.S. Just so you know. Lots of machinists are salty that they are losing their worth on the job market right now.
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2019-10-24 at 12:22 AM UTC
I think master blaster is the closest to one.
2019-10-24 at 12:43 AM UTC
do you have a job? like i havent heard about it if yes
2019-10-24 at 12:49 AM UTC
-SpectraL
coward
[the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]
I was a machinist for four years.
2019-10-24 at 12:59 AM UTC
Sudo
Black Hole
[my hereto riemannian peach]
read title as "anyone here work as a masochist?"
All I know about machinist's is christian bale lost 700 lbs for that movie and it played in the background once when I was fucked up and I retained nothing. I used to have a job cutting pipe with a machine that could easily chop your fingers off.
I think you're better suited for a sewing machine
2019-10-24 at 1:51 AM UTC
isn't allowing me to post one of the gages i've did the jig grinding for:
we are in my workfield now:
Gages, Fixtures & Prototype Parts
Build, complete or partial
Repair
Hold Close Tolerances
Complete Part Inspection
Fabricate, from sketch or verbal instructions
Modify or Alter to customer's request
To 80 millionths accuracy
Electronic File Transfer
Specialized & General Machining
Wire EDM
Jig Grinding
Surface Grinding
Jig Bore
Milling
CNC Fourth Axis Milling
Lathe
CNC is for LOSERS!!
to be a real Toolmaker you must know:
1) trigonometry (we use the triangle and work off of the Right Angle)
2) Metallurgy to understand the density of the metal to know how fast you can use a cutter (end mill made of high speed steel, or carbon, or possibly with diamond plated, could be a ceramic end mill...just so many and each uses a different speed per the type of material)
3) need to understand x-y-z (x = left to right or right to left)(y = front to back or back to front)(z = up and down)
4) need to know GD&T = everything you see on a BLUEPRINT is defined by GD&T
5) Machinist Handbooks are really the BIBLE of the Machine Shop so penny up and buy the recent $150 dollar version
6) need to know what Tolerances mean
7) need to understand the ZERO Scale that numbers run both on the Positive and Negative sides.
8) need to know what a standard Mill, Lathe, Grinder are and you will need 8,000 hours on all Machines to be qualified for your JOURNEYMAN'S CARD!!
9) find a position for Apprenticeship that will make you take classes at a Technical University.
10) THERE WILL NEVER BE A DUMB QUESTION SO ASK IT INSTEAD OF WRECKING MY MACHINE EQUIPMENT!!
there are so many more things to list, but after 20 years doing this that 10 things to consider about the Machine Shop Environment just flew off the top of my noggin..
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2019-10-24 at 1:59 AM UTC
i forgot one:
look it up and get familiar with it:
if you want to do the very most precision work, you will need to know what a TOOLING BALL is for!!
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2019-10-24 at 2:01 AM UTC
i use these 2 myself:
one of a kind tooling balls - Bal-tec
www.precisionballs.com › one_of_a_kind_tooling_balls
One of a kind tooling ball— Special tooling balls— Custom made tooling balls. To meet the almost daily calls, that we get, for custom made tooling and ...
Tooling Balls - Results Page 1 :: KBC Tools & Machinery
https://www.kbctools.com › CatSearch › tooling-balls
SHOULDER TOOLING BALL WITH TIPPED SHANK. SKU: 1-901-26875. Brand: KBC - USA. More Info ... SLIP FIT TOOLMAKERS CONSTRUCTION BALL.
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2019-10-24 at 2:04 AM UTC
-SpectraL
coward
[the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]
I watched a guy get his hair caught in a lathe, and it ripped a huge patch of meat off his scalp, skin and hair and all, and then the chunk of scalp went around so fast it sprayed blood everywhere, on the walls, floor, ceiling and on everyone standing near him. A few people in the room started shrieking and yelling and running away in a ducked position. It was pretty comical.
