10’ hole saw. No banana near by. They’re drilling a 30’ hole for a mono-pole cell tower.8mo ⋅ jonahuse ⋅ r/Skookum
Always open-mouthed staring from the shop when this one takes off her top.1yr ⋅ StrykerSeven ⋅ r/Skookum
Skookum ground screw for a ground-mount solar array. We're gonna need a bigger screwdriver...2yr ⋅ temporalwanderer ⋅ r/Skookum
Using lasers and pixies, I made a swatch of all the colors Titanium can be anodized.1yr ⋅ ringinator ⋅ r/Skookum
It gets cold in the refractory shop at the foundry so the guys drop a glowing-red slag puck in the shop and huddle up like it’s a camp fire. Lasts a whole shift too1yr ⋅ RaceHorseRepublic ⋅ r/Skookum
McMaster-Cupp - Legend has it they send you this after you spend $1million dollars1yr ⋅ kactapuss ⋅ r/Skookum
This is how much titanium you get for $800k 4x 6 ton ingots. They are pretty too.1yr ⋅ brownsabbeth ⋅ r/Skookum
A friend of mine bought me an antique soldering iron. The tip is supposedly bronze. What would this have been used for? Plumbing or roofing, maybe?7mo ⋅ nickisaboss ⋅ r/Skookum
I asked the wife to make labels while I cleaned/arranged the toolbox. This is what I got.5yr ⋅ Rook730 ⋅ r/Skookum
Well folks I did it. I managed to not lose this for 9 years and finally finished it.2yr ⋅ GayAlienFarmer ⋅ r/Skookum
Just finished wrapping my white elephant gift. Everyone needs an angle grinder!4yr ⋅ Poofengle ⋅ r/Skookum
Cleanest 737 landing gear bay I've ever seen. This 737MAX had only flown 2 revenue flights prior to this.1yr ⋅ IncognitoJoseph ⋅ r/Skookum
This is a Shitpost, for funsies. Good luck playing! Comment phrases I missed.3yr ⋅ SkodaSucks ⋅ r/Skookum
This is the only meme I have ever made and nobody really appreciated it, but I thought you might.2yr ⋅ Whorenun37 ⋅ r/Skookum
The water bag weight tests for our ship's cargo cranes is pretty skookum. Also pretty scrotum.1yr ⋅ KeithWorks ⋅ r/Skookum
I make equipment for remanufacturing engines from small motorcycle engines to whatever the hell this came out of.1yr ⋅ Cymbal_Monkey ⋅ r/Skookum
This year for april fools I had the perfect prank, 3D printed endmills. Unfortunately there is nobody around to use them on :(4yr ⋅ ringinator ⋅ r/Skookum
The Postal Service lost my precious Miller Dynasty 200DX somewhere between California and Arizona. Every upvote equals another soulless bureaucrat getting out of a chair and looking for my shit.6yr ⋅ MrBeeeeee ⋅ r/Skookum
In order to deflate tires that held up to 340 psi NASA made tire assault vehicle with the chassis of a RC tank and a DeWalt power drill2yr ⋅ spacesuitkid2 ⋅ r/Skookum
My Entry for Skookumest Pedestal Grinder. Gardener Machine #7-1/2 with 36 Wheels1yr ⋅ amitymachine ⋅ r/Skookum
Most Skookum U joint I've ever seen, 4000 ton ring crane using the ground as a counterweight.1yr ⋅ that_chill_guy ⋅ r/Skookum
A whole set of Beryllium Copper wrenches for working with Hydrogen. Who wants to guess at the cost?1yr ⋅ Poofengle ⋅ r/Skookum
An observatory I helped build years ago for an optical engineer. Info in comments.1yr ⋅ DogFurAndSawdust ⋅ r/Skookum
Did some work for the manufacturer and they cut me some skookum 4” wide rolls of duct tape. (Kidnapping grade)3yr ⋅ Fingalien ⋅ r/Skookum
Made this connection the other day watching some TOT and AvE back to back... what if . . . .3yr ⋅ ArBrTrR ⋅ r/Skookum
A 70 year old T-34 still in service in Yemen seen pictured with one of the crew pulling the trigger via a pull cord from outside the tank as they fear that their bootleg ammunition will blow up the tank1yr ⋅ prof2k5 ⋅ r/Skookum
I know you guys love big things, so here’s the biggest excavator in North America right now. Brand new Hitachi EX8000 in excavator config instead of shovel like you normally see.3yr ⋅ TrymNor ⋅ r/Skookum
Lathe over the bar at Central Machine Works, Austin, old machine shop converted to beer1yr ⋅ kalpol ⋅ r/Skookum
The longest lived micrometer than can be bought. J.T. Slocomb micrometers and stand, all fully restored by myself. Each mic is between 70-120 years old, and they're all still accurate.1yr ⋅ ExHempKnight ⋅ r/Skookum
I used to work at a valve shop. We made everything between 2 and 96.1yr ⋅ i_machine_things ⋅ r/Skookum
“Yeah maintenance, can you come check this out. Machine made a really bad noise”. Worm screw became unassembled2yr ⋅ I_Dont_Like_Relish ⋅ r/Skookum
I had to rent a truck and trailer to rescue this machine from an auction. Now to start the process of rehabilitation2yr ⋅ BillNyeDeGrasseTyson ⋅ r/Skookum
I work in the artic oil fields (north slope) this is one of our emergency response vehicles.4yr ⋅ Divides-By-Zer0 ⋅ r/Skookum
This connecting rod in for inspection... It is from 'an air compressor', that is all I know.3yr ⋅ gtmattz ⋅ r/Skookum
Miniature Lathe made by the founder of the machine shop. (More pics in comments)3yr ⋅ Littlevil ⋅ r/Skookum
Air compressor to help keep many miles of underground tunnels breathable (retired), Empire Gold Mine2yr ⋅ lazytranch ⋅ r/Skookum
Failed coolant system delays 1.9 billion science facility several months1yr ⋅ macetfromage ⋅ r/Skookum
Had the air filter ice over on a generator that was under load a few years back..... found this when I was making the rounds. Took it off line and removed the filter but kept the unit on idle to cool slowly. It was back on line that evening. Still have a spare turbo on the shelve.1yr ⋅ TrackMaximum1579 ⋅ r/Skookum
Someone said to post this here. It's 1970's handmade welder. Runs on 230V1yr ⋅ konrad02_kasz ⋅ r/Skookum
I see your Snap-On and raise you the gorgeous, handmade tool chest of Henry O. Studley (1838-1925), organ and piano maker.3yr ⋅ youcancallmealsdkf ⋅ r/Skookum
A 32,000 lb. slab of aluminum. Quite the nail-biter to work the crane on these mofos.2yr ⋅ InkyCap ⋅ r/Skookum
Refurbished a 1947 Black & Decker drill that I got for $20. — Fixed some loose wiring and got it running... Then used a brass wire wheel, sandpaper, 0000 steel wool, buffing wheel and compound.3yr ⋅ Familiar_Big3322 ⋅ r/Skookum
Some skookum Allen keys with shiny enough chrome to blow your dick off!2yr ⋅ sthvjkvdgbbgkmncg ⋅ r/Skookum
Not sure if it's skookum territory but definitely the biggest digital caliper I've ever used1yr ⋅ clitpuncher69 ⋅ r/Skookum
Energized electrical cabinet labeled WARNING: Potential Arc Flash Hazard with a steam drain directly below it venting steam all over it1yr ⋅ Phantom_Rektum ⋅ r/Skookum
3-700 horsepower motors we have at the shop currently. Things change in 70ish years.1yr ⋅ sgtsteelhooves ⋅ r/Skookum
Not exactly first chips, but I just got my first machine. Chaos to follow2yr ⋅ mawktheone ⋅ r/Skookum
I drive big diggers. Occasionally I'll get a photo that really shows their size. This is a Hitachi Ex5500 mining excavator.2yr ⋅ stupidperson810 ⋅ r/Skookum
Double ended adjustable nut lathe. I believe one end is metric and the other is imperial.3yr ⋅ yozen-frogurt ⋅ r/Skookum
Skookum as frig Space Shuttle hold-down bolt; size 12 boot for scale [OC]1yr ⋅ temporalwanderer ⋅ r/Skookum
When you need a girthy, yet highly precise measurement.. Skookometer1yr ⋅ Alarmed-Pie-5304 ⋅ r/Skookum
6,000 copper wires in this monster cable! (Friend of mine just retired from his tech job and brought home this relic)4yr ⋅ AmbitEC ⋅ r/Skookum
My RC cars are awesome and this isn't a car, but it is an RC. 95,000lbs, 1050hp. It isn't fast, but it doesn't stop either. It is lots of fun to drive though.1yr ⋅ ilikehosewater ⋅ r/Skookum
Bizarre Chinesium design, some poor shmuck's definitely thrown one of these out not knowing the external fuses do nothing3yr ⋅ Cybergrany ⋅ r/Skookum