Made this replacement toilet seat piece three years ago out of PLA on an Ender 3. Use it daily and it is holding up perfectly.2mo ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/functionalprint
Apparently traveling with a huge chunk of Teflon will get you extra scrutiny by security.6mo ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
I was told to post this here. Shop cat Flo came and sat on my lap while I was TIG welding (no sparks).11mo ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/cuteguyswithcats
Designed a hanger to mount my work Mac Mini on the back of the monitor and free up a bunch of desk space. Zip tie pockets to ensure it stays put.1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/functionalprint
Machined 534 rounds of 303 stainless. 3D printed holders to help keep it all clean and organized.1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/functionalprint
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
Made a jig for drilling a 2” wooden ball. I’ll need to do 30 in approx the same spot.2yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/functionalprint
I’ve had the Quest 2 for two days and having never used a sculpting program before I’ve sculpted a bird on a stump and 3D printed it. Everything about the Quest 2 is blowing my mind.2yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/oculus
Nice, the 1.5 hour cycle ran first time without incident! The last tool is retracting and the part is moving forward. Nothing could go wrong.5mo ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
Follow up: ball-drilling (locating) jig works perfectly. Used a 3/8” two flute end mill.2yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/functionalprint
Ever in the middle of some BS job and think “What am I doing with my life.”1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
Designed a caddy for the Ryobi soldering station. It carries a brass sponge and a roll of solder. Plugs into the factory slots for tips, but leaves two empty. Handy.2yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/functionalprint
Going absolutely sicko mode to make a snap ring groove. .040” slitting saw.11mo ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
Turning a pair of elevator doors into a kitchen island. They’re clad in very thin brass, so using silicon bronze TIG brazing. Looks gross, but cleans up to be beautiful.1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Welding
Minnesota! If you’re in Hastings, Red Wing, Lake City or Winona, go see the Flotsam river circus this week!9mo ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/minnesota
Made some bins for my hardware drawers to organize the nuts and washers. Slight lip to allow for labeling and removal.1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/functionalprint
Replaced the X-axis ballscrew on my VMC. Most complex repair I think I’ve ever done. Backlash went from +/- .005” to practically zero.11mo ⋅ chobbes ⋅ 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
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
Printed a vessel with a tiny amount of extra clearance so I could blacken this steel part I made without wasting blackener. Worked perfectly.4mo ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/functionalprint
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
The biggest drill bit I own. 1 33/64”. Auction loot. No, it does not fit in my lathe, but I love it anyway.2yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Skookum
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
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
Took a pic of my bike leaning against a brewery at night. Freakbike summer is here.3yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/bicycling
Who doesn’t enjoy machining brass? Got to make a batch of these cuties for a friend.9mo ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
Pretty impressed that this brushed M12 Milwaukee drill was able to handle a 5” hole saw, which put up an enormous fight.1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Skookum
Helped install a public sculpture this week. 2.5” square tubes bolted together. About 20’ tall.1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/metalworking
New micrometer day! Scherr-Tumico 42”-43”. Got it at an auction. Cracking up at the size of it.1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
Harbor Freight (left) vs Bessey (right). Do you think the extra cost for the extra beef of the Bessey is worth it?2yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Welding
Just agreed to purchase my first VMC. A 2006 Hurco VMX30. Launching my CNC machine shop.1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
Took my broken Haimer probe and turned it into a pair of earrings. Trash 2 Treasure.9mo ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
Learning CNC at work, so I made a swage block out of a $15 scrap. 9x9x2. Other side has four smaller impressions.3yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Scariest thing I’ve ever machined: widened sealing grooves on this irreplaceable power hammer ram.2mo ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
Who says you need a dedicated lathe to precisely turn things and remove material? Sometimes your car can become its own lathe.8mo ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
When welding for outdoor installation, always remember to include a bee hole. Bees need shelter from the elements in order to survive. Support your local bee population with your bee hole!3yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Welding
Running a machine shop and also being a welder/fabricator means I get to cheat.8mo ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
2” pyrite ball in a forged etched wrought iron dish (made by Portland Ironworks. Sitting on a 246 block.2yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/metalworking
Before and after of a 304 stainless hammer I forged from an out-of-spec machined part.1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Blacksmith
What sort of shop would need all these small tapered drills/reamers? Got a big auction lot of them and not sure of their purpose. Tapered pins?2yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
My VMC will sometimes “judder” when doing what should be a smooth contour. Here it’s during a hole interpolation. Same spot on each part. Ideas on cause and how to eliminate it? 2006 Hurco VMX30.1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
How do you determine the gender of your drills? Is it easier if you’re German?1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
Forged a block of copper into idk a necklace sort of thing. Fun to work copper.1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Blacksmith
New shop day! Got the Hurco landed. Need to tear it apart and clean it, but should be making chips in a week or two.1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
Just picked up a 3M Lavatherm furnace. Capable of 1500C/2700F. 8”x6”x6” chamber. Programmable! Looking forward to new vistas of heat-treating tool steel. Little brother for scale.2yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/metalworking
Anyone run their own low-volume machine shop? How the hell did you learn best shipping practices? It’s such a pain.11mo ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
Forged another 304 SS towel rack. Fun to add custom organization to the corners of my house that haven’t had it.2yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Forged my first spoon/scoop, out of 4140 as I had it on hand. Should I heat treat it?1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Forged a copper spoon and picked up a bunch of copper blocks to forge a set of kitchenware. Copper is easy-mode unless you leave it too long and it melts.1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Printed a pair of “lasts” (shoe making forms) for my dad, who is a leather worker. Perfect use-case for 3D printing, as they are very expensive otherwise.3yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/prusa3d
Color swapping filament can produce such cool results for not much extra effort.2yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/prusa3d
304 can be such a pain to machine, but can also produce beautiful results.7mo ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
Does it ever stop being thrilling to reverse-engineer commercial products?2yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Fusion360
Forged a knot in an old wrench. Fun, but significantly more challenging than I expected.1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Tell me your chip conveyor has never been cleaned without telling me it’s never been cleaned.1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
Designed and printed a holder for the 1” and .5” gage blocks I carry in my calipers case.3yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
Has there ever been a time you ignored best practices to get something done quickly with what you had on hand? How’d it turn out?9mo ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
Blackened and waxed handrail sample for a client. Starting to feel like I’ve got a decent grip on TIG, though long ways to go before it’s perfect.3yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Welding
I bought a CNC lathe. ‘96 Nakamura Tome TMC18. Never programmed one before. Time for another adventure.1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
New lathe day! 1981 Whacheon “WEBB” 15x40. 3300 lbs. Dirty but runs beautifully. Had to wedge it into the shop.1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
A 3D printer is such a game-changer for shop organization. Custom solutions for every nook and cranny.1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
Visited Rahr/BSG yesterday and got to see their nut roll fulfillment center. A room dedicated to spiking the blood sugar of brewers.3yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/TheBrewery
Printed organizers help massively with complex projects. Helps me minimize my messy ways.1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/functionalprint
PETG in clear and rock white, with brass threaded inserts (1/4-20), sitting pretty.2yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/3Dprinting
My coworker regularly leaves little machining artifacts near my station. Here are some neatly arranged offcuts.2yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
Wondered why the spindle sounded like it was bogging down. Glad I caught it before it broke the end mill. Aluminum putty goes squish.1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
Welded up these 8” tall corten planters today. Started with a stack of sheared pieces at 10 AM, welded/ground/blended/done at 4 PM. Happy clients.3yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Welding
Any machinists who weld? How do you clean coolant off of parts? Acetone scrub isn’t enough apparently.11mo ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
Made a 1.9701” Go gage to test some 1.970” (-.000/+.003) bores and they are all in tolerance.1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
Most complex design yet, from Fusion 360 model/concept to real object (with only a couple slight alterations). 1.5 years of CAD experience.1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Fusion360
Bought a lathe yesterday from a closing business. They were like “oh here take the lathe stuff with it.” Not pictured: another three-jaw chuck, steady rest, tool post grinder, quick-change tool post.2yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
First ring I’ve made. Inner sleeve machined from 304. Outer is a 1/2-13 bolt I machined from copper, then forged, then bored out. Joined with loctite 680.10mo ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
Got a new lathe that came with a bunch of little bits, so I printed an organizer for them.2yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/functionalprint
Results from my first attempt at making mokume gane. Learned a lot. Pretty happy with the result.1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Trying to machine this out of Delrin, and with so much material removal on one side, it is warping up at the edges closest to the camera. Is there a better strategy? Part has historically been made from aluminum.2yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
Finally finished these huge aluminum parts. Learned a lot along the way, like how maddening lack of chip control can be (see the terrible surface finish on the rightmost one).1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
PSA: the basic PLA that comes with the X1C is enough to print this poop catcher. Thingiverse 5499009.10mo ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/BambuLab
Looking at a Nakamura Tome TMC-18 on Monday. Anything in particular to scrutinize?1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
Made brass/copper mokume gane yesterday and then designed and machined earrings out of it.1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
The bike I built leaning against a sculpture I helped build. NE Minneapolis, MN.3yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/bicycling
With a few simple commands, you can create a beautiful aluminum bouquet to gift to a loved one (or enemy).1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
Love how quickly I can design an idea and then bring it to life. Modern tech is amazing.2yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Fusion360
The most intricate parts I’ve made so far. Started as a block of Delrin 2.5” x 6” x .385” thick. Lots of mind melting to get it done.1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
When you accidentally engrave .1” too deep due to re-zeroing and forgetting your previous Z was pre-facing. D’oh.2yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
Put a radius form tool in a tool holder to consistently round over the ends of these .5” 303 rods. Worked real slick.1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
Made a copper 1/2-13 bolt for funsies. Undersized head due to starting from .625” stock.1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
Shower beer holster. Second version, with more can diameter clearance and a slight tilt so it clears the hook when lifted. It works.2yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/functionalprint
Another blasphemous post. Using original 1920s-era Ford Jo Blocks to shim a bike frame on my fixture table. 5000 graybeards shuddered in disgust.3yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
How could I have done this aluminum setup without all the chatter? 2FL HSS 1” diameter cutter. 3.85” LOC. I tried taking .015” full-cut passes and the noise was horrendous so I switched to .050” depth full-slot passes until it was all profiled, still a terrible finish.1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
Testing resin-printing for a part we normally machine out of Delrin/acetal at work. Much easier to print.2yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/functionalprint
Forged stainless bowl set? Serving dish? Pickle platter? Cleaned it back to shiny and then torched it for the color effect.2yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Blacksmith
FYI I received out of spec parts on the first step of assembly on my XL. Slot is 8.00mm and “keys” are 8.10mm.10mo ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/prusa3d
Designed and printed a 40-taper cleaning tool. Wrap a rag around it, and scrub out tool holder pockets.1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
Second-guessing my decision to go Multifix due to the cost of holders, but at least I can 3D print them for non-cutting purposes.10mo ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
Finished and installed this corten planter box / package drop box. Simple in concept, complex in execution.2yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Welding
Picked up this 15” honker at auction for about $50. Won’t fit my lathe but will fit on my VMC table. What auction deals have you scored?9mo ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
My take on a magnetic door catch. Had to add a piece of rubber to the magnet face as it grabbed too powerfully at first. Works really well.1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/functionalprint
Had some spare corten and machine time, so I made a new number for my house. Thinking of backlighting it.2yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
Beloved local brewery is closing and I was asked to make a small plaque they’re installing on the site. Material is mokume gane that I forged.6mo ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
I design and manufacture tap handles for breweries. Here’s a recent five-piece one printed on the X1C. Game changer for quality.1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/BambuLab
Biggest parts I’ve ever done and tightest tolerances. 50-lb shafts modified in two spots to +/- .0005”. So far so good.1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/machining
Broke my first Haimer probe tip. Took me six months. Was turning a wrench and slipped and my hand smashed into it.1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
Having a fixture table is an absolute game-changer. Now I just need a bigger space.2yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Welding
Really enjoying replicating objects in Fusion. It’s a fun mental puzzle to break down the simple shapes that make things up. This is a drawer pull into which I added pockets for 8-32 inserts.3yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Fusion360
New shop finally looking respectable. Spent 11 hours making parts yesterday. Still lots to do.1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
When your lathes are tied up, you get goofy to turn the VMC into a lathe (thread milling ends of an axle).2mo ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
Advice: 303 or 304 stainless and cut tap or form tap? Making 500 parts. Details in comment.1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
About to attempt mokume gane for the first time. Ten layers of brass and copper. Lots of prep work.1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Blacksmith
I designed and printed a holder for the two gage blocks I carry in my calipers case. Finally understanding Fusion 360.3yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/functionalprint
Designed a minimal wall mount for this handmade vase. Two attempts for a snug fit along the curved geometry. Not convinced I’m using the best color though.6mo ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/functionalprint
Picked up a bunch of machinist tools today, including this Starrett 25-109. When would this style of indicator be applicable?1yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Machinists
