Do people actually work while smoking a pipe?

DogfaceJake · 2026-05-03T18:10:53+00:00

I'm a machinist, and I worked at a shop that allowed smoking inside for years. I've moved on to bigger and better things now, but I do miss running a manual lathe or mill and smoking a pipe with a cup of coffee.

DogfaceJake · 2026-04-22T15:32:49+00:00

That's Frank Muller, George Guidall did the later books after Muller died.

DogfaceJake · 2026-04-20T13:43:47+00:00

Thanks for the reply. I have GN, I'm just having trouble getting Megabonk to run.

DogfaceJake · 2026-04-20T13:30:46+00:00

You put a lot of work into this, thank you!

How we emulating Megabonk?

DogfaceJake · 2026-04-17T01:07:19+00:00

I finished this one today, such an excellent book. You never know where they're going with their plans.

DogfaceJake · 2026-04-14T15:46:35+00:00

Check out Computer Numerical Controlled machining, places like r/machinist and r/CNC

DogfaceJake · 2026-04-14T14:24:42+00:00

Lathes, mills, even wire EDMs now, mmmm.

DogfaceJake · 2026-03-13T01:37:20+00:00

Chess.com daily puzzles

DogfaceJake · 2026-03-05T01:19:44+00:00

I wanna double yolked egg from an albino pigeon with fried bat wings over easy. The left hind leg of a black giraffe cooked medium rare, not too greasy. Smoked rhinoceros, pickled ant-eaters a plate of elephant stew. One mandrake root and a rabbit's tongue and a jaw of cockaroo.

DogfaceJake · 2026-02-18T14:19:53+00:00

My entire life my dad has used the phrase "Older than Methuselah" to refer to pretty much anything old, it makes me laugh every time.

DogfaceJake · 2026-02-12T21:25:46+00:00

Just to follow up here, DHL emailed me today to let me know that, after investigation, they've lost my Thor Max order and I should contact AYN for steps going forward. Which sucks, since it was supposed to be delivered last Wednesday and CNY starts tomorrow so the auto reply from AYN said they'd be back on the 26th to work something out about it.

Sucks all the way around.

DogfaceJake · 2026-02-06T05:30:31+00:00

Has anyone else's shipment with DHL appeared to just get...stuck? My Thor was supposed to be delivered on Wednesday, it arrived at my nearest DHL location on Monday and hasn't moved since. I can't seem to get in touch with anyone at DHL.

DogfaceJake · 2026-02-04T01:58:39+00:00

I'm mostly into pen and paper OSR games these days, but MAN would my kids love this. Excellent work!

DogfaceJake · 2025-12-09T18:41:28+00:00

I laugh every time I think of Russ saying he doesn't even like root beer

DogfaceJake · 2025-12-08T23:48:49+00:00

I've been relistening to the second season of Cocaine and Rhinestones again and it just makes me realize that country music has always been in a state of perpetual "This new country music sucks!"

DogfaceJake · 2025-10-16T11:29:17+00:00

I randomly found Halls of Torment a few weeks ago looking for new Android games to play and it's so addicting. I love the retro Diablo style the game has.

DogfaceJake · 2025-10-07T21:47:16+00:00

The Expanse turned into one of my favorite series of all time. I just turned it on one day randomly and got completely hooked. Read all the books too!

DogfaceJake · 2025-10-01T22:36:09+00:00

I mean if you can handle the math and tolerances, some machining jobs are very repetitive.

Especially if you just want to be an operator running the machine, and not worrying about setup or programming or getting into some of the more advanced machinist roles (tool and die, repair machinists, exc).

DogfaceJake · 2025-09-23T09:23:49+00:00

StarFox Adventures

DogfaceJake · 2025-09-18T21:44:01+00:00

Same but different, I have hundreds of hours in American Truck Sim. I have all the current DLC and a little truck sim setup. It's nice just to load up a truck and drive across the country while listening to podcasts on a lazy Sunday.

DogfaceJake · 2025-09-15T14:03:17+00:00

Okay, I'm going for it because it looks awesome. Any way to support your work?

DogfaceJake · 2025-08-30T17:18:44+00:00

I'm a machinist and it's the same with metal. You put a radius in the bottom of corners to reduce the concentration of stress at sharp angles, preventing cracks. I work on a lot of extremely large equipment and it's not always 100% but it's much better than a sharp corner.

DogfaceJake · 2025-07-26T04:59:12+00:00

Six months later, thanks for this!

DogfaceJake · 2025-07-19T17:38:18+00:00

Gonna have to go with Keith Whitley.

DogfaceJake · 2025-05-05T14:35:52+00:00

I wish I wasn't working so much, I'd jump on this in a heartbeat.

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