My CNC mentor died this week and today was his funeral. In the comments I wanted to share my favorite story of his. Warning: the story contains drug use.4yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/Machinists
I'm at the point where I'm just trying to make whatever i can think of.6yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/functionalprint
My dad makes killer cheese burgers so we had cheese burgers for thanksgiving.4yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/cheeseburgers
I made dirt/grass tires for my RC so my dog can chase it around.6yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/functionalprint
Little reminder of what view we would have if they built the stadium 90° different and how the sun wouldn't shine on half your body in right field.2yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/Astros
Me explaining to my cousin why I fired my new guy. There's actually more to this single text message. BTW my cousin isn't a CNC guy so I used lament terms. Also, this guy was supposed to be awesome and I bragged a lot to a lot of people about him.5yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/Machinists
When someone ask for your opinion because you're their option.4yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/Machinists
A knife maker the town over from me made a stamp for his company.8yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/MURICA
What is Fusions deal with disorientating your 2D drawing when you go back to make an edit. Some times it flips to the back side of the plane that I drew it on. ?????2yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/Fusion360
Can anyone teach me how to draw these two J slots on this part?4yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/Fusion360
Stencil. So me and my machinist don't turn the spindle the wrong way.5yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/functionalprint
A laundry folding table next to my washer and dryer. I've always wanted one.8yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/somethingimade
My (basically) pen pal from Italy makes glass tig torches. He just showed me this murdered out one.8yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/Welding
I'm a fan of tables that you can level so I made leg risers that I can turn with my boot while I watch the level.8yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/Machinists
Where do I begin trying to make the sketch wrap around the OD? This is a an external groove that's supposed to be .36 deep.4yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/Fusion360
I'm the only machinist in a manual machine shop that can program a CNC. This is me dropping hints to my bosses.8yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/Machinists
Times are slow at work so I made a positioner. Both full photos are in the comments.8yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/Welding
My friend is a great welder and a half decent machinist (more pics in comments)6yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/Machinists
Turning the heater on for the first time in a climate controlled shop.8yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/Machinists
A while back I posted asking for advice on a good face mill for manual mills. I made my own today, it cuts way faster and quieter than the one my boss bought. I took the last 3 minutes of my day to clamp a turning tool in the vise and give a little look to it before I get it nitrided.8yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/Machinists
Love me a four jaw. If I take a jaw off I can still use the tool presetter.4yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/Machinists
Not sure when I'll have these parts will be ready, boss. I don't really have a sense of time.. Anyone else care to try?8yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/Machinists
I pulled off some major detective work searching for HT F676621 2-13. First time in almost 6 years that I cut off a heat number before writing it down.8yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/Machinists
I made some sunvisor deletes for my cousins convertible. Integrated a microphone mount into it while I was at it.6yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/functionalprint
I made an air knife for filming around coolant. I couldn’t model the thread though. It’s an 1/8” npt, just tap it. Link in the comments.4yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/3dPrintsintheShop
Mill guy here. I was not excited abiut getting a lathe because of the V notches but after figuring out this trick I don't mind changing setups one bit.5yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/Machinists
Putting a .010 taper across these faces with my mobile power feed8yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/Machinists
Fun Fact: Replace G28 X0 Y0 with G00 X0 Y280 at the end of your gcode and the table will move toward you at the end of the print.6yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/CR10
I'm a day late for this picture because of a job, but this is the motor, driver and pedal detached from my positioner and transfered over to a clamp-on lathe positioner. The driver is magnetic and sticks to the side of the positioner or the lathe. 5 minute setup time.8yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/Welding
Picture for example. How many of you guys or girls work with people that are machinist that are tig welders also? Is that common?10yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/Welding
See chatter? See the jaws? See the live center? I got some questions about my ST35.4yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/Machinists
Reddit, meet Jordan. She is 7 months old and somebody actually asked me to take her from them.9yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/aww
If you want to start an argument, ask the lathe guys what is better: setting your dimensions to zero, or setting them to the actual measurement.7yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/Machinists
Couldn't volunteer any faster to get out of the shop to burn up some arc rods to help build a buddies friends garage for free! All of it made me really appreciate you guys that get out there everyday and bust ass doing dangerous work building colossal structures. 👍🏻9yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/Welding
Is anybody good enough here that they can move my coolant off and optional stop commands?6yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/Fusion360
Finally got a house, but mostly a GARAGE! The tig welder I bought I arrived in the mail the day I moved in.10yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/Workbenches
Thieves broke my coworkers window and stole his cash on our lunch break. Followed him from chase bank at 288 and McHard 2234. Red Impala!!10yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/houston
What would you say is the best all around face mill for a knee mill? My company has been using these embarrassments for a while now. 2 tooth(pictured) 3 and 4 tooth also. TPG 322 insert.8yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/Machinists
Does anybody have a clue how old this ole Lincoln Idealarc 300 is? Still works!!10yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/Welding
My friend Daniel made his Denali a little more custom than other's.9yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/pics
Things you'll see in the men's restroom at a Flaming Lip's concert.10yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/flaminglips
I've always wanted to talk to this certain girl. Within one minute of talking to her she told me this story because I went to a dr's office that she used to work at.10yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/AdviceAnimals
Cousin gave me his grandfathers vodka. His mom remembers seeing it from the 60's.10yr ⋅ TheRealWorldNigeria ⋅ r/pics
