Could you imagine working barefoot? How about in a foundry, or a machine shop? When I see something like this, I realize how fortunate I am.2mo ⋅ btrc74 ⋅ r/Machinists
I saw this under jokes sub. I get all sentimental smelling propane fumes.1yr ⋅ pastafaz ⋅ r/Machinists
Desperate machinist here with no real cuff links. Had to scrounge at the shop.2yr ⋅ pastafaz ⋅ r/Machinists
I made the N64 logo out of cold rolled, took about a month or so and turned out great!2yr ⋅ mynameismello ⋅ r/Machinists
Traffic Barrier in process of being custom built. over $100k into the project and now it's on hold. customer supplied wrong drawing and it may now be scrap.2yr ⋅ duckedbyaporcupine ⋅ r/Machinists
Jog .010 and 10.0 are right next to one another... 2 CAT60 used to be tool holder1yr ⋅ Jrloveless1 ⋅ r/Machinists
If you haven’t set up a Sherman tank turret on your lathe you ain’t got a pair.1yr ⋅ SlickTX ⋅ r/Machinists
Pro tip for anyone looking to get into or are already in machining, if the coolant tank looks like this then don’t work there. You’re about to be overworked and underpaid.1yr ⋅ UrsineRockwell ⋅ r/Machinists
Americans picking up their Japanese machine with a Japanese forklift1yr ⋅ Adventurous-Worth-86 ⋅ r/Machinists
Dug a chip out of my arm this morning.. haven’t been on a shop floor in 3 years.2yr ⋅ fishbowl224 ⋅ r/Machinists
The lean manufacturing people went through the shop and labeled everything for us. Thanks Six Sigma!!2yr ⋅ TeaBreezy ⋅ r/Machinists
Yesterday my boss (also owner) said “hey you wanna go to an open house with me and check some stuff out?, we can cut out earl.” Of course I wouldn’t turn it down....and they had beer!1yr ⋅ McNasty1304 ⋅ r/Machinists
I’m pretty sure this drill press is older than the oldest employee here. Never seen a tag like this before.2yr ⋅ AvalancheQueen ⋅ r/Machinists
I’m rebuilding an Emco lathe and made a concept front panel to keep the user vigilant...1yr ⋅ cruisinthedit ⋅ r/Machinists
ever have to use calipers so large you needed a crane to help measure a part?1yr ⋅ DystopianRebel666 ⋅ r/Machinists
If you convert a HCN from English to metric make sure to change the second home parameters2yr ⋅ georgfischer ⋅ r/Machinists
8 month old Redwings. Guy at Redwing said this is their most durable soled model.1yr ⋅ MilwaukeeDave ⋅ r/Machinists
I accidentally used the “wumbo” on my shrink ray and now my pencil led is huge1yr ⋅ chrome4fan4 ⋅ r/Machinists
GF asked me to get a new ass paddle, why buy one when you can make one? Handle turned, the rest is milled manually. Checkering the grip, doing some more contour work on the outside, and powder coating1yr ⋅ SpicedRand0 ⋅ r/Machinists
I only needed to take a little material off of this keyway that was a bit snug. No milling machine but I was able to toss this together. Broke my wrist.2yr ⋅ ShaveMetalMakePaper ⋅ r/Machinists
67 hrs in 5 days . I'm beat and way to old for this shit . It's past time to pass it off to the young bucks .1yr ⋅ knotuzin ⋅ r/Machinists
Apparently us machinist can't claim WE make anything unless its with hand tools... says some random guy watching a youtube video of me making my wife a anniversary gift1yr ⋅ sexy_enginerd ⋅ r/Machinists
My son eagerly volunteering, family machine shop, 1983. Production countersinking operation. 3 years old.1yr ⋅ pastafaz ⋅ r/Machinists
Hate it when I leave toolholders in my pocket and they shrink in the wash2yr ⋅ AlwaysSunnyAaron ⋅ r/Machinists
Boss just freaked out wondering why I was cutting into a giant block of stainless, instead of the 24 pieces I'm supposed to be working on.8mo ⋅ hitmannumber862 ⋅ r/Machinists
I had some manual mill training years ago, recently came back as a second shift button presser. Here's my main takeaway1yr ⋅ soozafone ⋅ r/Machinists
I wonder how much money our shop wastes on oildry and coolant because they refuse to put the chip conveyor on.6mo ⋅ Nightmare1235789 ⋅ r/Machinists
“Why are you doing it like that? Why is it taking so long? Just make the machine do all the work.”1yr ⋅ souobixo ⋅ r/Machinists
It was today I learned there are some strange looking micrometers out there8mo ⋅ biohazit ⋅ r/Machinists
Hey guys, new to the sub. Anyone know what's wrong with this button? I keep pressing it but chips keep flying off my end mill and all over my machine. They are a real pain to deal with. Tia3mo ⋅ CR3ZZ ⋅ r/Machinists
I'm browsing Amazon for office chair wheels and got a chuckle out of this one6mo ⋅ macthebearded ⋅ r/Machinists
New machine day. Being used for a research contract to determine the safe working limits for machining high explosives. Machine is installed in a remote facility and a concrete bunker was built around it. If it survives the contract it will likely be permanently entombed here. No way to remove it.5mo ⋅ mrsteve716 ⋅ r/Machinists
I'm afraid to break it by looking too hard at it. (Mikron Tools 0.6mm 25xD full carbide drill)2yr ⋅ friger_heleneto ⋅ r/Machinists
Which one of you airbus boys forgot to chamfer the bottom of the tray table1yr ⋅ Reaction_Time ⋅ r/Machinists
Boss: dont scratch the piss out of this part on the lathe. Me: say no more fam.10mo ⋅ LEEROY_MF_JENKINS ⋅ r/Machinists
one of the guys just retired and this was his parting gift to me.2yr ⋅ duckedbyaporcupine ⋅ r/Machinists
Manual machinists enjoying lunch whilst the CNC guys are sprinting through the workshop to see what crashed2yr ⋅ ajmccormick87 ⋅ r/Machinists
Can you guys throw that rod on a lathe for me real quick and face it for a new eyelet?1yr ⋅ TheAlmightyBungh0lio ⋅ r/Machinists
Won an auction lot for some annular cutters, and the extra tooling in the lot included this insane 2” x 8” endmill. What a honker.5mo ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
First piece I ever made on a manual Mill. Only been in school a little over a week and just feeling proud of myself and wanted to share with you all!1yr ⋅ gofarraway ⋅ r/Machinists
Highschool Senior project almost comeplete, 400cc inline 4 engine2mo ⋅ jaden-has-arrived ⋅ r/Machinists
