Turned, milled, drilled, and tapped this brass graphite tip holder for EDM, how much would you pay?11mo ⋅ slimeguy10 ⋅ r/Machinists
Is this worth it for $300 for someone looking to get started as a hobby?1yr ⋅ StudioCharacter9528 ⋅ r/Machinists
Milled my first squared up block today. No specific dimensions, just square faces. Happy with the results. Watched TOT video as a guide.2yr ⋅ termlimit ⋅ 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
Some trackside porn. Nothing quite like a freshly built head about to be put on a 12,000 horsepower V811mo ⋅ PGids ⋅ r/Machinists
A mini anvil I drew in Solidworks and then machined, now it’s time to make the 250 lb version3yr ⋅ nick0628 ⋅ r/Machinists
Pro machining tip of the day: Squeezing the Dykem bottle makes it come out a lot faster.3yr ⋅ njames11 ⋅ r/Machinists
A big company put this on LinkedIn advertising their machining skills. omg so wrong2yr ⋅ funstuffinmn ⋅ r/Machinists
In school for millwright and I just cut my first acme thread for a small table vice we are making in our machining class2yr ⋅ Thegayman10 ⋅ r/Machinists
I thought you guys would get a kick out of my toolbox nameplate.11mo ⋅ stupidly_intelligent ⋅ r/Machinists
Because my first part made from acrylic glass looked so good, i did another. Hydraulic Valve housing, for research and education. Made with carbide tools, the most important thing is to keep the coolant on and it stays clear.1yr ⋅ Sinu840 ⋅ r/Machinists
I thought it was this sub at first. Some colleague of me glued together a brocken, 10€ wrench once...what are your stories?2yr ⋅ Highspeedfutzi ⋅ r/Machinists
my school only has horizontal milling machines, with very limited z travel. This leads to some interesting setups.11mo ⋅ Timlnv04 ⋅ r/Machinists
Got this nice coolant proof adjustable wrench a few months back for $25 from Facebook Marketplace3yr ⋅ Thislaydee ⋅ r/Machinists
I hereby declare that my mini import lathe shall be known as Chattermax11mo ⋅ Sonarsup1934 ⋅ r/Machinists
Easily the most obnoxious job I’ve ever done, but the end result is spectacular. Trophies machined from 304/303/brass/copper. Completely self designed and executed.1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
I got my first lathe, it's small but it's mine and i'm so happy to join the machinist family after lurking here a lot.2yr ⋅ polskleforgeron ⋅ r/Machinists
Did someone say small plastic that costs as much as a used car? 12x12x.375 = $20002yr ⋅ iscapslockon ⋅ r/Machinists
Monday Shenanigans. Wonder how long it’ll take the salesman to notice his freshly 3D printed stem caps2yr ⋅ Machinist23 ⋅ r/Machinists
I want to thank whoever posted using a tempered glass iPad cover to see your table.3yr ⋅ ihambrecht ⋅ r/Machinists
I started at a new machine shop not long ago. It was a little slow this week so I decided to clean out the surface grinder's coolant tank. This is what I found.2yr ⋅ Machiner16 ⋅ r/Machinists
For the ones showing theyr 0.003 endmills, here is my endmill: 190mm cutting lenght, 25mm diametre and with 12 cuttingedges. I recently tested this endmill.2yr ⋅ Horsedream18 ⋅ r/Machinists
When it's 5 minutes to end of shift and the machine is still running.1yr ⋅ SparrowAgnew ⋅ r/Machinists
Gotta love getting asked to run a different machine and the coolant looks like this2mo ⋅ Specialist_Ad8587 ⋅ r/Machinists
I'm an idiot. I spent 5 minutes walking around the shop looking for my coffee cup because I couldn't see it right under my nose4yr ⋅ sodak748 ⋅ r/Machinists
Just a little hammer. I know it isn't much but it did make for a fun afternoon!1yr ⋅ AssertiveWall20 ⋅ r/Machinists
First panels of the next spacecraft planned to carry people to the moon have started machining.4yr ⋅ electric_ionland ⋅ r/Machinists
Whoever designed the chip 'management' systems on the VF14, man do I have a few words for you...1yr ⋅ Skyrocket586 ⋅ r/Machinists
hydro-puncher broke and the mfr is out of business...while everybody in the office was shitting about finding another place, i decided to show them i could raw write a program to cut our own inhouse. boss man was like, how the F? we dont have cad/cam here..i just read the owners manual and google🤣3yr ⋅ 280zzz ⋅ r/Machinists
Hey you, yeah YOU. Stop overtightening the insert screws you're wasting TIME and MONEY.2mo ⋅ Phettacheese ⋅ r/Machinists
Have to drill a hole through steel like this. Any tips on how to go about it?7mo ⋅ spudsta12 ⋅ r/Machinists
Got tired of using a swatch style radius gauge and made a caliper attachment. More pics in comments.7mo ⋅ Armadus2 ⋅ r/Machinists
My reaction when I've been busting my ass for the company for 10 yrs doing my own setups, programming, fixture design, training new hires and then they hire a guy off the street and pay him more than me because they're in a bind and desperate3yr ⋅ sodak748 ⋅ r/Machinists
My pet peeve: Parts that take twice as long to load/unload than they do to run.1yr ⋅ Sirhc978 ⋅ r/Machinists
A spinning top I made. The tip is a synthetic ruby. Spins for 3-4 minutes on a hard surface. Fun little project.3yr ⋅ jim314159 ⋅ r/Machinists
Someone managed to crash a chip fan today. Makes for an interesting keychain.1yr ⋅ cncmilledcatgirl ⋅ r/Machinists
Did someone say radial arm drills? Here's the one I used to run.3yr ⋅ BangkokMillionaire ⋅ r/Machinists
Dad had a collection of these that I inherited along with his shop and tools. Many other refrence books as well.3yr ⋅ AffectionateDraw4416 ⋅ r/Machinists
I asked my boss if i could use the mill for a small personal project and i got a little carried away. So here is my AW6082 Tengu mask (WIP)4yr ⋅ StillBurn2732 ⋅ r/Machinists
Any idea how to get this out? It’s a .875 hss drill in titanium, I want to save the stock somehow1yr ⋅ GlitteringMenu3416 ⋅ r/Machinists
I found a bin of these and no one in our shop knows what they are1yr ⋅ castorsandpollhooks ⋅ r/Machinists
This Mini Mill, with 1.9 MILLION tool changes, since it was made in 2000. Still making money. Most I've ever seen2yr ⋅ drmrmatty ⋅ r/Machinists
