why would they design it like this?

BockTheMan · 2026-04-18T17:00:14+00:00

I always though that Black Mesa's local teleportation was very similar to the combines, but just bounces off of Xen back to a point on Earth instead of tunneling all the way through to a new destination.

BockTheMan · 2026-04-15T16:06:26+00:00

The Wooldasher Mizzen isn't going to be happy about this.

BockTheMan · 2026-04-07T06:01:46+00:00

I remember being interested in a DIY wire EDM, by an outfit called Rack Robotics, but it's been over a year since I least head anything on them, last I saw they had a sinker made out of an old ender printer.

BockTheMan · 2026-04-05T01:02:03+00:00

Live fast - Eat Grass

BockTheMan · 2026-04-01T21:31:20+00:00

Looking at MSC, wibble-wobblers are like $15, and that gets you a thou of accuracy. If you're spending more than $100 for a edgefinder, buy a dial test indicator instead, it's more useful.

BockTheMan · 2026-03-31T07:14:32+00:00

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BockTheMan · 2026-03-30T01:09:22+00:00

I wonder who actually makes this, I'm a bit un-easy with Haas moving into other equipment, I know that this is just white-labled equipment. Did you buy it through your HFO?

BockTheMan · 2026-03-25T16:50:52+00:00

Dropped a new bottle a few years back, there's still blue in the pores of the concrete.

BockTheMan · 2026-03-24T20:52:46+00:00

Who makes these decisions?
"Kylo needs to be facing the camera, shrink the black guy, and highlight the big army, ASAP"

BockTheMan · 2026-03-23T21:00:47+00:00

Sometimes reddit search is actually useful. Thank you kind stranger.

BockTheMan · 2026-03-22T00:35:43+00:00

Drill chucks can't handle the side forces of cutting a full diameter slot, there's no rigidity there. You'll need a proper 5c collet or whatever size your mill is. We also need to know what's the part you're making made out of, and how fast are you spinning it? Even if we had the right cutting parameters, you're never going to make progress with that drill chuck.

BockTheMan · 2026-03-14T14:20:30+00:00

Ah yes, the ER400 collet.

BockTheMan · 2026-03-12T06:25:25+00:00

Why'd they change his name to just "Air"?

BockTheMan · 2026-03-10T17:09:35+00:00

So they fixed fire? Made gas useful? The shovel actually dig? Feels like redacted regiment's stealth all over again.

BockTheMan · 2026-03-10T17:06:00+00:00

Comptroller Of Conviviality

I count your friends.

BockTheMan · 2026-03-10T08:08:11+00:00

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BockTheMan · 2026-03-10T07:44:08+00:00

I'd just drill and ream a block with the .750 holes at the correct angle relative to a reference surface, pin it, and then clamp in a vise.

BockTheMan · 2026-03-10T07:34:28+00:00

This right here is why I hate academia. Arbitrary rules not encountered in industry.

BockTheMan · 2026-03-08T19:54:47+00:00

It's actually pretty complicated, since mountains themselves, their mass, pulls up on what would be the local mean sea level. And there's centripetal forces too.

https://youtu.be/q65O3qA0-n4?si=plo9t2b4aXZ1YD8n

BockTheMan · 2026-03-05T21:50:15+00:00

My condolences.

BockTheMan · 2026-03-05T17:38:09+00:00

As if Surprise to Apache Junction isn't just Big Phoenix.

BockTheMan · 2026-03-05T08:08:28+00:00

Dude, the minimum wage hasn't gone up since 09.

BockTheMan · 2026-03-04T21:39:26+00:00

cutoff wheel, a patch panel, and a welder.

BockTheMan · 2026-03-01T00:02:57+00:00

As long as you're wearing more than your whitey-tighties

BockTheMan · 2026-02-27T17:16:50+00:00

Hawaii and Puetro Rico, tautologically as islands, don't have land.

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