First time I see this type of dimensioning used in the field, and I hate it6mo ⋅ Fluffy-Craft ⋅ r/Machinists
I see your .006 and .005” end mills and raise you a .003” End Mill...2yr ⋅ bravoromeokilo ⋅ r/Machinists
If I catch my self, using a crappy tool over extended period of time, resisting the urge to make a nice version of the offending tool is usually futile.1yr ⋅ PowderedJoy ⋅ r/Machinists
Can't believe it took me this long, but found a new screwdriver technique.4yr ⋅ DeathCondition ⋅ r/Machinists
$395 for no drill way covers.... Home hobbyist, way too much. $18.95 for an XXL leather skirt off Amazon and a pair of scissors. Feels good to DIY sometimes.2yr ⋅ termlimit ⋅ r/Machinists
Need to make thousands of stainless bolts, this is the solution i got, works like a charm.7mo ⋅ Sertancaki41 ⋅ r/Machinists
Our CAP machine has a 2 week limiter on gloves. My buddy just tried to pull some 5 minutes too soon.11mo ⋅ atlamarksman ⋅ r/Machinists
Everyone wants to be a machinist until its time to do machinist things2yr ⋅ Jck_of_All_Trades ⋅ r/Machinists
What is your shop's policy on people leaving the key in the chuck?2yr ⋅ Garrettthesnail ⋅ r/Machinists
Hey You! Yeah, You! If you wore your hoodie to work because it's cold, go cut these fuckers off...now! It may save your life!3yr ⋅ Cow_Bell ⋅ r/Machinists
Tiny part Wednesday the screw and its mating part next to a ball point pen!1yr ⋅ andydufrane101 ⋅ r/Machinists
what should I do with this solid carbide rod? dimensions are: 20mm in diameter and length about 200mm1yr ⋅ meatbeater0001 ⋅ r/Machinists
Replaced the X-axis ballscrew on my VMC. Most complex repair I think I’ve ever done. Backlash went from +/- .005” to practically zero.10mo ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
Not bad for the first time on a mini lathe. Making my gf some earrings to justify the purchase.1yr ⋅ who8mybrownie_ ⋅ r/Machinists
Pretty happy with how this is turning out...just need to get the hardy hole wired, weld the top to the base, then do a whole bunch of blending and polishing3yr ⋅ nick0628 ⋅ r/Machinists
Probe broke during a production run today. The boss taped it back together for me expecting it to work. I don't even know where to begin2yr ⋅ 8bit_revolution ⋅ r/Machinists
Moment of realization. I wish I could say this isn’t from experience.3yr ⋅ CNC-Machinist ⋅ r/Machinists
If this is what tool and die shops are paying i think im just gonna become an electrician1yr ⋅ Disastrous-Housing83 ⋅ r/Machinists
I've only ever seen an offset counterbore bolt on a poster in the tool room until today.2yr ⋅ iscapslockon ⋅ r/Machinists
Made a little something in preparation of the James Webb telescope launch this month2yr ⋅ Mynameisadam44 ⋅ r/Machinists
This my friends. is how you program a manual gearhobbing machine. Top gearing is Tooth count. bottom gearing is the helix angle.1yr ⋅ JayLay108 ⋅ r/Machinists
The number of Machinist Apprentices has decreased steadily by nearly 70% since 2006 in Ontario. Why do you think that is?1yr ⋅ PNGhost ⋅ r/Machinists
Please use a touch of anti-seize or grease on the threads of your pull studs. Took 30 minutes to break this one free.1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
The last time I made this job I had a lot of problems, because it was my first time knurling. This time I eliminated all my failures right from the start and made this beautiful piece. I finished all 500 parts without any problems :D2yr ⋅ Vollhartmetall ⋅ r/Machinists
first time doing a Technical drawing, how did i do? (roast me lol) constructive criticism requested10mo ⋅ V7I_TheSeventhSector ⋅ r/Machinists
1018, I constantly see people saying you can’t get a good finish on 10189mo ⋅ gotdeezmemberberries ⋅ r/Machinists
Probably shouldn't use my good 0-6 mic on rough stock, even on expanded carbohydrate foam, but it was handy and I needed to preset the four jaw chuck.1yr ⋅ AethericEye ⋅ r/Machinists
Just completed this clock yesterday. 18 months in the making, using the home workshop. An epicyclic design by William Strutt from around 1830.4yr ⋅ brownagester ⋅ r/Machinists
My most favoritest thing I ever did make. 1.6 Oz of shot makes this bad boy the ideal hammer for small parts. Steel embedded handle for rigidididity1yr ⋅ Im6youre9 ⋅ r/Machinists
Looks like night shift left me with the ever popular Emergency Stop Hole.3yr ⋅ evirustheslaye ⋅ r/Machinists
What's the most obscure tool you've ever had to track down? 7/16th-40 LH 3B tap here 1mo ⋅ Cymbal_Monkey ⋅ r/Machinists
Instead of taking care of their hard working newly certified toolmaker with a raise , they hire a 70 year old part-timer that comes in when he wants and leaves his shit like this 24/72yr ⋅ RespectfulVirtue ⋅ r/Machinists
My first full mould. 2 senior employees left as I started so had to learn on the fly. Turned, milled, hard turned, hard milled, surface ground, cylindrical ground and spark eroded. Roughly 6 weeks work for both halves2yr ⋅ rugbycrt ⋅ r/Machinists
Went fishing and caught me a big one. Maxed out the X travel on my VMC to make this from MIC6 plate.1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
Not gonna lie, this selfie light was a big brain move for our 5 G&L2yr ⋅ Brazenassault456 ⋅ r/Machinists
Any Ukranian speaking machinists want to critique this instructional guide to disabling tanks. I've made these for my night operators, but never for people defending their country in the face of overwhelming odds. Short of machining gun parts, this is the least I can do.2yr ⋅ FistinGayJewAssholes ⋅ r/Machinists
I have a machining joke, but it's boring. Can any of you come up with something more riveting instead?5mo ⋅ username_00000001 ⋅ r/Machinists
Are we still showing off micrometers of unusual size? Here’s my Scherr-Tumico 48-54”. Can of drink and human for scale.1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
This gear from a WWII Navy battleship gearbox is enormous. My hand for scale1yr ⋅ Skarmunkel ⋅ r/Machinists
I heard we’re posting our wood brick floors? This one has no space between the bricks!2yr ⋅ OctoChill ⋅ r/Machinists
Came into possession of this CAT40 tool blank and I don’t really know what to do with it to put it to use. I’ve got a VMC that takes CAT40 so I could use it. Ideas?10mo ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
A cool 24 minute cycle time on the first op, 13.5 on the second. Lotta material getting removed from these monsters. 10 dimensions.1yr ⋅ AvalancheQueen ⋅ r/Machinists
What I came up with to try and hit a .01mm concentricity call-out on two ID's. The part kept wanting to flex in the 4 jaw.3yr ⋅ Deathbybuster ⋅ r/Machinists
